Rotorua Girls' High School is a state school educating girls from Year 9 to Year 13, located in Rotorua, New Zealand.

History

Rotorua Girls' High School was formed in 1959 after Rotorua High School, founded in 1927, was divided into Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls'. Rotorua Boys' kept the original site, and the Rotorua Girls' was given a new site further down Old Taupo Road.

Rotorua Girls' High School

Houses

The three houses of Rotorua Girls' High School are named after Maori women.

Rotorua Girls' High School

Taini - Purple

Makereti - Pink

Witarina - Orange

These have returned to former houses as of 2020. Rangiuru - Green Karenga - Blue Rukuwai - Yellow Hinemoa - Red

Rotorua Girls' High School

Principals

Nina Hogan 1959-1967

Sheila Peacocke 1967-1984

Alison Thomson 1985-1997

Annette Joyce 1997-2013

Ally Gibbons 2013-2018

Sarah Davis 2019 – present

Notable alumnae

Claire Charters, academic

Natalie Delamere, rugby union player

Tania Tapsell, New Zealand politician

References

External links

Rotorua Girls' High School website

Secondary schools in the Bay of Plenty Region

Schools in Rotorua

Girls' schools in New Zealand

Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia