Mairehau High School

Mairehau High School is a school in Christchurch, New Zealand, taking 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]

Mairehau High School
Address
Hills Road,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Coordinates43.4939°S 172.6486°E / -43.4939; 172.6486
Information
TypeState Co-educational Secondary (years 9–13)
MottoMāori: Mairetia i te matauranga
Be fragrant with wisdom
Established1961
Ministry of Education Institution no.320
PrincipalHarry Romana
School roll388[1] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decile4K[2]
Websitewww.mairehau.school.nz

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 (now Statistics New Zealand).

Waka groups

Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses.

The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:

Notes
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/mairehau-rose-mairehau-hutton-1894-1991/
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