Mairehau High School

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Mairehau High School
Mairehau High School sign, Christchurch, New Zealand 06.jpg
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Mairehau High School
Hills Road


Coordinates 43°29′38″S172°38′55″E / 43.4939°S 172.6486°E / -43.4939; 172.6486
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Type State co-educational secondary
Motto Māori: Mairetia i te matauranga
(Be fragrant with wisdom)
Established1 February 1961;62 years ago (1961-02-01)
Ministry of Education Institution no. 320
ChairpersonChris Caselton
PrincipalHarry Romana
Years offered9–13
School roll399 [1] (April 2023)
Color(s)   
Socio-economic decile4K [2]
Website www.mairehau.school.nz

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]

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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

Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses. [4]

The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:

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References

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "MAIREHAU – Rose Mairehau Hutton (1894–1991)". Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. "Mairehau High School – Waka Groups". www.mairehau.school.nz. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

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