Timaru Girls' High School

Timaru Girls' High School
Address
Map
Cain Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Coordinates44°24′19″S 171°14′40″E / 44.4054°S 171.2445°E / -44.4054; 171.2445
Information
TypeState, Girls, Secondary (Year 9–15), with boarding facilities
MottoLatin: Scientia Potestas Est
"Knowledge is Power"
Established1880
Ministry of Education Institution no.361
PrincipalDeb Hales
School roll451[1] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile6N[2]
Websitetimarugirls.school.nz

Timaru Girls' High School is a secondary school in Timaru, New Zealand, founded in 1880. Timaru Girls' High provides education for girls aged between 13–18 years of age (class levels – years 9 to 13). It also has a boarding facility within the school grounds for pupils not living in Timaru itself and also caters for international students. The school motto is Scientia Potestas Est – Knowledge is Power. The school is a stone's throw away from the Catholic Roncalli College.

  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.