- Napier Girls' High School
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Napier Girls' High School 
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"Towards the Light"Location Clyde Road,
Napier,
New ZealandCoordinates 39°29′09″S 176°54′52″E / 39.4857°S 176.9145°ECoordinates: 39°29′09″S 176°54′52″E / 39.4857°S 176.9145°E Information Type State, Girls, Secondary with boarding facilities Established 1884 Ministry of Education Institution no. 217 Principal Mrs Mary Nixon School roll 888 Socio-economic decile 8 Website nghs.school.nz Napier Girls High School is a state secondary school on Clyde Road, Napier, New Zealand. It has a current school roll of over 900.
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Houses
There are house competitions in place with the four houses being:
- Blue
- Red
- Green
- Gold
History
In July 1883 plans were submitted to the Board of Governors for a school for girls in Napier, and the following month the Board advertised for a Lady principal who would be required to teach English, Latin, French and Mathematics and take charge of the Boarding establishment. Miss M.E. Hewett was appointed, and the school opened on January 29, 1884. The original school course included English, French, Latin, German, Drawing, Singing and Calisthenics. Thirty nine pupils were on the books that first day, and one boarder was enrolled.
The original school building had classrooms on the ground floor, and rooms for the boarders upstairs. It stood where the main hostel building, Hewett House, now stands. It was badly damaged in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, and had to be demolished. The main building of the present school, named Spencer Building after Miss A.E.J. Spencer, the school's third principal, stands in what was the original playing area of the first school.
The school hall features a large painting by renowned New Zealand artist, Rita Angus.[1]
Hewett House
Hewett House provides accommodation for 160 girls, both five day and seven day stay. The girls sleep in double cubicles or dormitories and some have single rooms. Matthews House opened in 1988 and contains single cubicles for senior girls. The buildings on Napier's hill are ideally situated in one of the most attractive parts of the city. The girls live adjacent to the school and may use the school's sports facilities, library and computer suite.
Uniform
Napier Girls' High has a summer uniform worn in terms 1 and 4, and a winter uniform worn in terms 2 and 3. The summer uniform is a blue skirt with a white short sleeve blouse and blue sandals. The winter uniform is a Napier tartan kilt with a white long sleeve blouse, blue/white stripped tie and blue jersey with blue socks or black tights and black shoes.
Notable alumni
- Hannah Tasker-Poland - actress
- Emma Twigg - Olympic rower
References
- ^ "Study for memorial mural, Napier Girls' High School". Te Papa Tongarewa. http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/exhibitions/RitaAngus/Artworks.aspx?irn=774. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
External links
Categories:- Boarding schools in New Zealand
- Girls' schools in New Zealand
- Educational institutions established in 1926
- Secondary schools in New Zealand
- Schools in Napier, New Zealand
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