New Plymouth Girls' High School
| New Plymouth Girls' High School | |
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| Coordinates | 39°03′16″S 174°05′38″E / 39.0545336°S 174.0938983°E |
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| Type | State single sex girls' secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities |
| Motto | Et Comitate, Et Virtute, Et Sapientia (Friendship - Courage - Wisdom Whakahoanga - Maia - Mātauranga) |
| Established | 1885 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 172 |
| Principal | Victoria Kerr |
| School roll | 1,385[2] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[1] |
| Website | npghs.school.nz |
New Plymouth Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school in Strandon, New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was founded in 1885.
It is currently one of two of New Plymouth's girls' schools along with Sacred Heart Girls' College and has a current roll of 1,385 students.[2]
Students are put into four houses for school activities such as swimming sports, athletics, and house plays. These houses are Tokomaru (yellow), Kurahaupo (blue), Aotea (red) and Tainui (green). The houses are named after four of the first Māori waka to arrive in New Zealand.
Notable faculty
- Ida Gaskin, politician, Mastermind winner
- Leila Hurle, schoolteacher, schools inspector
Notable alumni
- Daisy Basham, radio personality
- Michaela Blyde, rugby sevens player
- Kendra Cocksedge, rugby union player
- Dale Copeland, collage and assemblage artist
- Trish Gregory, fashion designer and businesswoman
- Paige Hareb, professional surfer
- Leila Hurle, schoolteacher, schools inspector
- Michele Leggott, poet, academic
- Melanie Lynskey, actor
- Toni Street, television presenter and sports commentator
- Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer and cosmologist
References
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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