Rangi Ruru
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| Rangi Ruru Girls' School | |
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| Motto | Whaia to te rangi ("Seek the heavenly things") |
| Type | Independent Single sex girls Intermediate and Secondary (Year 7-13)school with boarding facilities (Boarding from Year 9) |
| Year established | 1889 |
| Address | 59 Hewitts Road, Merivale, Christchurch |
| Coordinates | |
| Principal | Julie Moor |
| School roll | 704 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 10 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 325 |
| Website | www.rangiruru.school.nz (requires plugin) |
Rangi Ruru Girls' School is a school located in Christchurch, New Zealand for girls aged 11 (Year 7) to 18 (Year 13). It is an independent day and boarding school in the inner suburb of Merivale, close to the central city, parks, museum and airport.
It was founded in 1889 by two sisters, Helen and Alice Gibson, and administered by them for nearly 60 years. The Rangi Ruru Board of Governors was established in 1946 when Presbyterian Church members purchased the school. While the Christchurch Presbytery approves appointments, the Board is autonomous.
Consistently one of New Zealand's highest-achieving schools in academic achievement[1] Rangi Ruru has achieved an impressive 51 Scholarship awards for 2007 - with nearly 44% of successful scholarship entries[2].
Rangi Ruru, the name of the school, was suggested by a Māori chief of Rapaki Pa, Paora Taki. It is translated "wide sky shelter" and indicates that the school stands for hospitality and generosity.
[edit] Notes
- ^ High Pass Marks in City Schools. The Press. The Press. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ School Scholarship Statistics. NZQA. NZQA. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
