Mairehau High School is a
state co-educational secondary
school in
Christchurch,
New Zealand. The school takes 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.
The school is located at the northeast end of the suburb, near to
Shirley, thus forming a
coeducation
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alternative to
Shirley Boys' High School
Shirley Boys' High School (known as SBHS) is a single sex state (public) secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was originally situated on a 6 hectare site in the suburb of Shirley, but in April 2019 moved, along with Avonside ...
, and
Avonside Girls' High School
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. Mairehau High School opened on 1 February 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the
Department of Statistics.
Waka groups
Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses.
The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:
* ''Waka Ama'' –
Green
* ''Waka Katea'' –
Blue
* ''Tau Ihu'' –
Yellow
* ''Tau Rapa'' –
Red
References
External links
* http://www.mairehau.school.nz/ – Official School Site
School history
{{Schools in Canterbury
Educational institutions established in 1961
Secondary schools in Christchurch
New Zealand secondary schools of Nelson plan construction
1961 establishments in New Zealand