Rangiora High School

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Rangiora High School
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Location
Rangiora High School
  • East Belt
  • Rangiora 7400
  • New Zealand
Coordinates 43°17′50″S172°35′56″E / 43.29725°S 172.59876°E / -43.29725; 172.59876
Information
TypeState
Motto Latin: Lux cum Amore
(Enlightenment with Friendship)
Established28 January 1884 (1884-january-28) [1]
Ministry of Education Institution no. 312
ChairmanSimon Green
PrincipalBruce Kearney
Teaching staff117 [2]
Employees167+ [2] [3]
Years offered9–13
Gender Co-educational
Age12to 18
School roll1640 [4] (August 2024)
Hours in school day8:40 am–3:05 pm
Houses
Six
  •   Hillary
  •   Lydiard
  •   Mansfield
  •   Ngata
  •   Rutherford
  •   Sheppard
Colour(s)Dark teal and gold   
SloganProud of our past, focused on our future.
Socio-economic decile9Q [5]
Alumni Notable alumni of Rangiora High School
Website www.rangiorahigh.school.nz

Rangiora High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Rangiora, New Zealand. Established in 1881 by an act of parliament [6] [7] and opened in 1884, the school has a roll of 1640 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of August 2024, making it the fifth-biggest school in the South Island. [4]

Contents

Enrolment

Rangiora High School operates an enrolment scheme to help curb roll numbers and prevent overcrowding. The school's home zone, in which students residing are automatically entitled to be enrolled, covers much of the central Waimakariri District and the southern Hurunui District. [8] Students residing outside the zone are sometimes accepted, as roll places allow in accordance with the enrolment scheme order of preference.

Curriculum

Rangiora High School has developed a junior curriculum based on the New Zealand Curriculum. In Years 9 and 10 students study English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Health & Physical Education. They also select elective subjects, which can include Arts subjects, Technology subjects and Language subjects (out of French, Japanese, and Te Reo Māori).

In Years 11 to 13, students complete the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), the main secondary school qualification in New Zealand. Levels 1, 2 and 3 of NCEA are usually completed in Years 11, 12 and 13 respectively, although students can choose subjects from different levels depending on their progress through the NCEA level system. In Year 11, students study English, Mathematics and four full-year elective subjects. Students in Year 12 study six full-year elective subjects. Students in Year 13 study five full-year elective subjects, with study for an additional four periods per week.

Rangiora High School has a school farm, which is used to teach land-based studies. Set up in 1910, it started out running stock and growing crops, [9] before being officially opened in November 1930 by Lord Bledisloe, the then Governor-General. [10]

Co-curricular

School houses

Rangiora High School is divided into six houses, each containing approximately 300 students and 25 staff. Houses also provide a basis for inter-house competition in sport and cultural activities. The houses are named for New Zealanders who have achieved distinction in their respective areas. [11] They are:

Staff

Rangiora High School has over 100 teaching staff and more than 50 support staff as of 27 August 2021. [2] [3]

Principals

Since its opening in 1884, Rangiora High School has been led by the following principals:

Notable alumni

Notable former students of Rangiora High School include: [31]

History

A School Council was established in 1921 to give pupils a role in school affairs, and a Nursery School in 1938 to provide pupils with practical experience at child care. The school farm was developed in the 1920s during the tenure of Mr. J. E. Strachan as principal, enabling the school to offer a full range of agricultural courses. The farm was originally 130 acres [58] but this has since changed.

A giant redwood tree is in the grounds of the school. It was planted in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and has now grown into a very large tree. [59]

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