Craighead Diocesan School | |
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Address | |
1 Wrights Avenue, Timaru, New Zealand 7910 | |
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Type | State-integrated, Girls, Intermediate and Secondary (Years 7–13), with boarding facilities |
Motto | By the Grace of Heaven I will Overcome |
Established | 1911; 113 years ago |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 357 |
Principal | Lindy Graham |
School roll | 425 [1] February 2024) |
Socio-economic decile | 9 [2] |
Website | craighead.school.nz |
Craighead Diocesan School is a state-integrated Anglican girls day and boarding school in Highfield, Timaru, New Zealand. It is the only Anglican-affiliated school in South Canterbury.[ citation needed ]
The school was founded in 1911 as Craighead School by Dunedin sisters Eleanor, Fanny, Elizabeth, and Anna Shand. The school's name comes from the house which was its first building, built in 1875 in the then-countryside outside Timaru. The house was named Craighead in 1890 by new owner Henry Le Cren, after his brother-in-law's Scottish castle. The Shand sisters purchased the house in 1910. After 15 years of teaching, the sisters retired, and the running of the school was taken over by the Anglican Church. In 1981, the then-private school was integrated into the state system. From an initial roll of 11 day students and six boarders, the school has grown to a maximum role of 380 as of 2011.
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