| James Hargest College Māori: Te Kura o Hēmi Hakena | |
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| Address | |
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6 Layard Street, Invercargill (Junior Campus) 288 Layard Street, Invercargill (Senior Campus) | |
| Coordinates | 46°23′25″S 168°23′01″E / 46.3904°S 168.3835°E (Senior) 46°23′27″S 168°21′44″E / 46.3907°S 168.3622°E (Junior) |
| Information | |
| Type | State Co-Educational Secondary (Year 7–13) with divided campuses |
| Motto | Keep Faith |
| Established | 1958; 66 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 552 |
| Principal | Mike Newell[1] |
| School roll | 1921[3] (August 2024) |
| Houses | Watson, Hamilton, Menzies, Thompson |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[2] |
| Website | www |
James Hargest College (Māori: Te Kura o Hēmi Hakena) is a large school of 1,882 students (as of 2023),[4] in Invercargill, New Zealand. The school caters for students from year 7–13.
The school is divided into two campuses, known as James Hargest Junior Campus (Year 7–8) and James Hargest Senior Campus (Year 9–13). The campuses are at opposite ends of Layard Street and are separated by about a 20-minute walk (1.5 km).
James Hargest College is named after Brigadier-General James Hargest.
- ^ Georgina Oldfield (27 November 2019). "Mike Newell appointed as new James Hargest College principal". The Southland Times. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 January 2024.