Mairehau High School
| Mairehau High School | |
|---|---|
 School sign | |
| Address | |
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Hills Road | |
| Coordinates | 43°29′38″S 172°38′55″E / 43.4939°S 172.6486°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-educational secondary |
| Motto | Māori: Mairetia i te matauranga (Be fragrant with wisdom) |
| Established | 1 February 1961 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 320 |
| Chairperson | Chris Caselton |
| Principal | Harry Romana |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| School roll | 427[1] (February 2024) |
| Color(s) | |
| Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
| Website | www |
Mairehau High School is a state co-educational secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. The school takes its name from the suburb Mairehau having been adopted in 1916 as a compliment to Mrs Mairehau Hutton whose father, Arthur Gravenor Rhodes, owned considerable property in the area and was a notable benefactor to the district.[3]
The school is located at the northeast end of the suburb, near to Shirley, thus forming a coeducation alternative to Shirley Boys' High School, and Avonside Girls' High School. Mairehau High School opened on 1 February 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the Department of Statistics.
Waka groups[edit]
Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses.[4]
The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:
- Waka Ama – Green
- Waka Katea – Blue
- Tau Ihu – Yellow
- Tau Rapa – Red
References[edit]
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "MAIREHAU – Rose Mairehau Hutton (1894–1991)". Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Mairehau High School – Waka Groups". www.mairehau.school.nz. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Mairehau High School at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.mairehau.school.nz/ – Official School Site
- School history