Rotorua Girls' High School Explained

Rotorua Girls' High School
Motto:	Crafting future leaders
Type:	State Single sex girls secondary (Year 9–13)
Established:	1959
Address:	251 Old Taupo Road Hillcrest Rotorua 3015 New Zealand
Coordinates:	-38.1479°N 176.2374°W
Principal:	Sarah Davis
Roll:
Decile:	3G^[1]
Moe:	153
Homepage:	http://www.rghs.school.nz

Rotorua Girls' High School is a state school educating girls from Year 9 to Year 13, located in Rotorua, New Zealand.

History

Rotorua Girls' High School was formed in 1959 after Rotorua High School, founded in 1927, was divided into Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls'.^[2] Rotorua Boys' kept the original site, and the Rotorua Girls' was given a new site further down Old Taupo Road.

Houses

The three houses of Rotorua Girls' High School are named after Maori women.^[3]

• Taini – Purple
• Makereti – Pink
• Witarina – Orange

These have returned to former houses as of 2020.

• Rangiuru – Green
• Karenga – Blue
• Rukuwai – Yellow
• Hinemoa – Red

Principals

• Nina Hogan 1959–1967
• Sheila Peacocke 1967–1984
• Alison Thomson 1985–1997
• Annette Joyce 1997–2013
• Ally Gibbons 2013–2018^[4]
• Sarah Davis 2019–present

Notable alumnae

See main article: category.

• Claire Charters, academic^[5]
• Natalie Delamere, rugby union player^[6]
• Tania Tapsell, New Zealand politician^[7]

External links

• Rotorua Girls' High School website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015.
2. Web site: History. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220061427/http://www.rghs.school.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=187&Itemid=130. dead. 2009-02-20. Rotorua Girls' High School. 2009-02-15.
3. Web site: Rotorua Girls High School Prospectus. Rotorua Girls' High School. 10 September 2015. 19.
4. Web site: Principal's Message . 22 February 2007 . Rotorua Girls' High School . PDF . 2009-05-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100526195154/http://www.rghs.school.nz/index.php?option=com_docman . 26 May 2010 .
5. Web site: Husband . Dale . 2020-12-12 . Claire Charters: Working towards a true partnership . 2023-10-19 . E-Tangata . en-NZ.
6. Web site: 2022-05-23 . Get to know your Black Ferns: Natalie Delamere . 2023-10-19 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
7. Web site: Taipari . Greg . 2023-10-19 . Te Maori: Another brick in success wall . 2023-10-19 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.