Established 1911 Principal Lindy Graham Socio-economic decile 9 Founded 1911 | Ministry of Education Institution no. 357 School roll 333 July 2016) Phone +64 3-688 6074 Ministry of education institution number 357 | |
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Type State-integrated, Girls, Intermediate and Secondary (Years 7-15), with boarding facilities Address Wrights Ave, Highfield, Timaru 7910, New Zealand Motto By the Grace of Heaven I will Overcome Similar Timaru Boys' High School, Timaru Girls' High School, Mountain High School, Roncalli College, Bluestone School Profiles | ||
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Craighead Diocesan School is a state-integrated Anglican girls day and boarding school in Highfield, Timaru, New Zealand. It is the only Anglican-affiliated school in South Canterbury. The school was founded in 1911 as Craighead School by Dunedin sisters Eleanor, Fanny, Elizabeth, and Anna Shand. The school's name comes from the house which was its first building, built in 1875 in the then-countryside outside Timaru. The house was named Craighead in 1890 by new owner Henry Le Cren, after his brother-in-law's Scottish castle. The Shand sisters purchased the house in 1910. After 15 years of teaching, the sisters retired, and the running of the school was taken over by the Anglican Church. In 1981, the then-private school was integrated into the state system. From an initial roll of 11 day students and 6 boarders, the school has grown to a maximum role of 380 as of 2011.