Waitaki Girls' High School
| Waitaki Girls' High School | |
|---|---|
 Junior Block | |
| Address | |
| Trent Street, Oamaru, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 45°05′17″S 170°58′25″E / 45.0881°S 170.9735°ECoordinates: 45°05′17″S 170°58′25″E / 45.0881°S 170.9735°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Girls, Secondary years 9-15 |
| Established | 1887 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 366 |
| Principal | Tracy Walker |
| School roll | 398[1] (November 2015) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | waitakigirlshigh.school.nz |
Waitaki Girls' High School is a state high school for girls situated in Oamaru, on the East coast of New Zealand. It was founded in 1887 on the initiative of local parliamentarians, Samuel Shrimski and Thomas William Hislop,[3] and presently has a roll of just over 400 girls from the ages of 13 to 18.[4] It also has a boarding hostel which houses approximately 50 girls, including international students and tutors.[5]
The school uses a house system with four houses and accompanying colours: Burn (red), Ferguson (yellow), Gibson (green) and Wilson (blue). These houses were named after the first four principals of the school: Margaret Burn, Catherine Ferguson,[6] Mary Gibson and Jessie Wilson.[6] Competitions between the houses, such as athletics, swimming, choir and drama, are held annually.
The school motto is Dulcius Ex Arduis, which in Latin means "satisfaction from hard work".
Curriculum
Waitaki Girls' High School uses National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) based assessments. A strong emphasis is placed on gaining good marks, with "Excellence Awards" being awarded annually to girls who achieve high marks in their internal and external assessments.
Subjects taught include English, mathematics (statistics and calculus), sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, agriculture), languages (Japanese, German, Maori), classics, computer studies, Geography, History, Physical Education and Art (Painting, Photography, Art History).
Notable alumnae
- Isabella Clark (nurse) - killed in World War I in the sinking of the British troopship SS Marquette[7]
References
- ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "History of Waitaki Girls' High School". Waitaki Girls' High School. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Waitaki Girls' High School". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "History of Waitaki Girls' High School". Waitaki Girls' High School. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Graduate Detail". www.womeninhighereducation.eit.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Old girls lay wreath for past student". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
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