New Plymouth Girls' High School
| New Plymouth Girls' High School | |
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| Address | |
| 60 Northgate, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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| Type | State single sex girls' secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities |
| Motto | Friendship, Courage and Wisdom |
| Established | 1885 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 172 |
| Principal | Jenny Ellis |
| School roll | 1254[1] (March 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[2] |
| Website | npghs.school.nz |
New Plymouth Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school in Strandon, New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was founded in 1885.
It is currently one of two of New Plymouth's girls' schools along with Sacred Heart Girls' College and has a current roll of 1254 students.[1]
Students are put into four houses for school activities such as swimming sports, athletics, and house plays. These houses are Tokomaru (yellow), Kurahaupo (blue), Aotea (red) and Tainui (green). The houses are named after four of the first Māori waka to arrive in New Zealand.
Notable alumni and faculty
- Dale Copeland, collage and assemblage artist
- Ida Gaskin, English teacher, Mastermind winner
- Leila Hurle, principal and senior school inspector
- Michele Leggott, poet and Professor of English at the University of Auckland
- Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand-born actress
- Toni Street, television presenter and sports commentator
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