Rotorua Girls' High School is a state school educating girls from Year 9 to Year 13, located in
Rotorua
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,
New Zealand
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.
History
Rotorua Girls' High School was formed in 1959 after Rotorua High School, founded in 1927, was divided into
Rotorua Boys' High School
Rotorua Boys' High School (RBHS) is a state school educating boys from Year 9 to Year 13. It is situated just outside the Rotorua CBD at the intersection of Old Taupo Road and Pukuatua Street in Rotorua, New Zealand. The school is governed by ...
and Rotorua Girls'. Rotorua Boys' kept the original site, and the Rotorua Girls' was given a new site further down Old Taupo Road.
Enrolment
As of , Rotorua Girls' High School has roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an
Equity Index
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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have the socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 1 and 2 under the former
socio-economic decile
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system).
Houses
The three houses of Rotorua Girls' High School are named after Maori women.
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Taini – Purple
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Makereti – Pink
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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
* Sarah Davis 2019–present
Notable alumnae
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Claire Charters, academic
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Natalie Delamere,
rugby union
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player
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Tania Tapsell
Tania Tapsell (born 22 September 1992) is a New Zealand politician. She has served on the Rotorua Lakes District Council since 2013 and was elected mayor of Rotorua at the 2022 local elections. She is the first woman of Māori descent to hol ...
, New Zealand politician
References
External links
Rotorua Girls' High School website*
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Secondary schools in the Bay of Plenty Region
Schools in Rotorua
Girls' schools in New Zealand
Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia
Boarding schools in New Zealand