Christchurch Girls' High School

Christchurch Girls' High School
Māori: Te Kura o Hine Waiora
Christchurch Girls' High School
Address
Map
10 Matai Street


8011

New Zealand
Coordinates43°31′30″S 172°36′39″E / 43.5249°S 172.6109°E / -43.5249; 172.6109
Information
TypeState Secondary (Year 9–13) with boarding facilities.
MottoSapientia et Veritas "Wisdom and Truth"
Established1877; 147 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no.328
ChairpersonLesley Vehekite
PrincipalHelen Armstrong (from 2023)
GenderFemale
School roll1284[1] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile9Q[2]
Websitewww.cghs.school.nz

Christchurch Girls' High School (Māori: Te Kura o Hine Waiora) in Christchurch, New Zealand, was established in 1877 and is the second oldest girls-only secondary school in the country, after Otago Girls' High School.[3]

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ Lovell-Smith, Melanie (8 December 2001). "Cranmer Centre (Former Christchurch Girls High)". New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.