Established 1884 Principal Ms Dawn Ackroid Phone +64 6-835 1069 Ministry of education institution number 217 | Ministry of Education Institution no. 217 School roll 998 (July 2016) Founded 1884 | |
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Type State, Girls, Secondary with boarding facilities Motto Ad Lucem"Towards the Light" Address Clyde Rd, Bluff Hill, Napier 4110, New Zealand Profiles | ||
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Napier Girls' High School is a state secondary school on Clyde Road, Napier, New Zealand. It has a current school roll of over 900.
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History
In July 1883 plans were submitted to the board of governors for a school for girls in Napier, and the following month the board advertised for a lady principal who would be required to teach English, Latin, French and Mathematics and take charge of the boarding establishment. Miss M.E. Hewett was appointed, and the school opened on 29 January 1884. The original school course included English, French, Latin, German, Drawing, Singing and Calisthenics. Thirty-nine pupils were on the books that first day, and one boarder was enrolled.
The original school building had classrooms on the ground floor, and rooms for the boarders upstairs. It stood where the main hostel building, Hewett House, now stands. It was badly damaged in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, and had to be demolished. The main building of the present school, named Spencer Building after Miss A.E.J. Spencer, the school's third principal, stands in what was the original playing area of the first school.
The school hall features a large painting by renowned New Zealand artist, Rita Angus.
Hewett House provides accommodation for 160 girls, both five day and seven day stay. The girls sleep in double cubicles or dormitories and some have single rooms. Matthews House opened in 1988 and contains single cubicles for senior girls. The buildings on Napier's hill are ideally situated in one of the most attractive parts of the city. The girls live adjacent to the school and may use the school's sports facilities, library and computer suite.