Rotorua Girls' High School is a state school educating girls from Year 9 to Year 13, located in Rotorua, New Zealand.
History
Rotorua Girls' High School was formed in 1959 after Rotorua High School, founded in 1927, was divided into Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls'. Rotorua Boys' kept the original site, and the Rotorua Girls' was given a new site further down Old Taupo Road.
Enrolment As of , Rotorua Girls' High School has roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have the socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 1 and 2 under the former socio-economic decile system).
Houses
The three houses of Rotorua Girls' High School are named after Maori women.
Taini – Purple Makereti – Pink Witarina – Orange These have returned to former houses as of 2020. Rangiuru – Green Karenga – Blue Rukuwai – Yellow Hinemoa – Red
Principals Nina Hogan 1959–1967 Sheila Peacocke 1967–1984 Alison Thomson 1985–1997 Annette Joyce 1997–2013 Ally Gibbons 2013–2018 Sarah Davis 2019–present
Notable alumnae
Claire Charters, academic Natalie Delamere, rugby union player Tania Tapsell, New Zealand politician Georgia Cubbon, radio announcer (notably for Radio Hauraki and The Sound)
References
External links
Rotorua Girls' High School website