Palmerston North Girls' High School is a secondary school for girls, located in the suburb of West End in the city of

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Location

The main entrance of the school is located on Fitzherbert Avenue, near the Victoria Esplanade. Adjacent to the North are Huia Street and the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Club. Behind the school is Manawaroa/Ongley Park.

History

In 1902, Palmerston North High School was a co-ed secondary school created with an initial roll of 84 students (40 boys and 44 girls). The first classes were held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Sunday School hall. In 1912, Palmerston North High School was split into two single-sex schools: Palmerston North Girls’ High School and Palmerston North Boys’ High School.

School houses

Palmerston North Girls' High School is divided into four houses. On enrolment, students are placed in a house at random, or into a house with family ties if possible. Staff are also placed in the houses. Each house is named after a former principal of the school. The house names and colours are as follows: The student councils organise events, many of which contribute to the inter-house competition and points towards the award of the Nash Cup.

Demographics

At the September 2010

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(ERO) review, Palmerston North Girls' High School had 1202 students enrolled, including 22 international students. 64 percent of students identified as New Zealand European (Pākehā), 17 percent identified as

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, three percent as Pacific Islanders, and 16 percent as another ethnicity. As of , Palmerston North Girls' High School has roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. As of , Palmerston North Girls' High School has an

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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former

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system).

Notable alumnae

Rita Angus Henrietta Catherine Angus (12 March 1908 – 25 January 1970), known as Rita Cook early in her career, was a New Zealand painter who, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston, is regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century Ne ...

– painter *

Hannah Rowe Hannah Maree Rowe (born 3 October 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer. Career Rowe made her debut in international cricket against England women on 26 January 2015. She is right-hand batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace. In August 2018, she ...

– New Zealand White Fern (cricket) * Georgia Barnett – 2015 Manawatu Sportswoman of the Year and Women's Black Sticks (hockey) * Hannah Broederlow – New Zealand netball player * Jessica Clarke – New Zealand model *

Joy Cowley Cassia Joy Cowley (; born 7 August 1936) is a New Zealand author best known for her children's fiction, including the popular series of books Mrs. Wishy-Washy. Writing career Cowley started out writing novels for adults, and her first book, ...

– writer * Rebecca Hull – New Zealand Women's rugby union player *

Anna Leese Anna Leese (born 7 March 1981) is a New Zealand born soprano opera singer. Early life Leese was born in Napier, New Zealand. She sang in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Choir and the New Zealand Youth Choir. She attended the University of O ...

– opera singer *

Liana Leota Liana Leota (née Barrett-Chase; born 31 October 1984) is a New Zealand netball player. She is a member of the national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for Severn Stars in the British Netball Superleague. Leota was a member of the Sou ...

– New Zealand netball player * Emily Naylor – New Zealand Women's Black Sticks (hockey) * Kayla Sharland – New Zealand Women's Black Sticks (hockey) * Caroline Williams – journalist * Maia Cotton – modelNZ Herald
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References

External links

* {{Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia schools, state=autocollapse Educational institutions established in 1912 Girls' schools in New Zealand Schools in Palmerston North Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui 1912 establishments in New Zealand Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia