Southland Girls' High School
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| Southland Girls' High School | |
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| Location | |
| Tweed Street, Invercargill, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 46°25′02″S 168°21′57″E / 46.4173°S 168.3659°ECoordinates: 46°25′02″S 168°21′57″E / 46.4173°S 168.3659°E |
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| Type | State, Girls, Secondary (Year 7-13) with boarding facilities at Enwood House |
| Motto | Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus Not for school but for life we are learning |
| Established | 1879 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 405 |
| Principal | Yvonne Browning |
| School roll | 1,179 |
| Socio-economic decile | 5[1] |
| Website | southlandgirls.school.nz |
Southland Girls' High School is a girls' secondary school in Invercargill, New Zealand. The 2005 NZQA report commended the school and staff for the very good practices and consistently high standards.[2]
The school admits a small number of international students. A musical drama is produced in conjunction with Southland Boys' High School.
In 2006 a pupil of the school was poisoned after being duped into eating a fake lolly.[3]
A new school gymnasium was officially opened in 2007 by Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard.[4] The same year student teams won two national titles in synchronised swimming, with pupil Caitlin Anderson qualifying to represent New Zealand internationally.[5]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Clare Mallory, pseudonym of Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall - children's writer and former dux of the school
[edit] References
- ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ^ "2005 MNA School Assessment". New Zealand Qualifications Authority. http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/provider-mna-reports/S0405.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Schoolgirl poisoned by fake 'lollies'". New Zealand Herald. April 7, 2006. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10376471. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Southland Girls High keeping active with new gym". New Zealand Government. 2007-07-26. http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=30154. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ Andrews, Jerrie (11 December 2007). "2007 The Year In Southern College Sport". The Southland Times. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4319042a6439.html. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
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