New Plymouth Girls' High School

New Plymouth Girls' High School
Address
60 Northgate,
New Plymouth,
Taranaki,
New Zealand
Coordinates 39°03′16″S 174°05′38″E / 39.0545336°S 174.0938983°E / -39.0545336; 174.0938983Coordinates: 39°03′16″S 174°05′38″E / 39.0545336°S 174.0938983°E / -39.0545336; 174.0938983
Information
Type State single sex girls' secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities
Motto Friendship, Courage and Wisdom
Established 1885
Ministry of Education Institution no. 172
Principal Jenny Ellis
School roll 1283[1] (November 2015)
Socio-economic decile 7O[2]
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 1283 students.[1]

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 alumni and faculty

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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