Rangi Ruru Girls' School
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| Rangi Ruru Girls' School | |
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| File:Te Koraha 05.JPG
Te Koraha, the administration building of Rangi Ruru
Whaia to te rangi
("Seek the heavenly things") |
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| Address | |
| 59 Hewitts Road, Merivale, Christchurch |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent Single sex girls Intermediate and Secondary (Year 7-13) school with boarding facilities (Boarding from Year 9) |
| Established | 1889 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 325 |
| Principal | Julie Moor |
| School roll | 608[1] (March 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | rangiruru.school.nz (requires plugin) |
Rangi Ruru Girls' School is a private girls' day and boarding secondary school located in Merivale, an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The school is affiliated to the Presbyterian Church, and serves approximately 608 girls from Years 7 to 13 (ages 10 to 18).
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History
The school was founded in 1889 when Frederick Gibson bought a school run in Papanui by friends of his - Ada, Kate and Jessie Gresham. The school had 18 students, and initially Gibson's daughters Alice and Helen and their mother Mary ran the school, calling it "Miss Gibson's Private School for Girls". In 1891 the school moved to a building in Webb Street and was renamed Rangi Ruru, meaning "wide sky-shelter". This name had been suggested by a Māori chief of Rapaki Pa, Paora Taki, a friend of Frederick Gibson.[2] Helen Gibson continued as Principal and her sisters Alice, Ethel, Ruth and Winifred joined as teachers. The school prospered under Helen Gibson's leadership, and grew to over 200 students at the time of her death in 1938.[3]
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.
Academic achievement
Rangi Ruru is consistently one of New Zealand's highest-achieving schools in academic achievement[4]
In 2013, 100 percent of girls leaving Rangi Ruru held at least NCEA Level 1, 98.2 percent held at least NCEA Level 2, and 92.0 percent held at least University Entrance. This is compared to 86.8%, 77.2%, and 55.4% respectively for girls nationally.[5]
Academic scholarships
Each year about 3 per cent of Year 13 students studying each subject at level 3 will get Scholarship.In 2009 Rangi Ruru students achieved a total of 62 Scholarships in 18 subjects by 38 students, including 14 with Outstanding Performance. In 2008, Rangi girls achieved a total of 41 Scholarships, including five with Outstanding Performance, in 14 subjects by 31 students. In 2007, Rangi girls achieved 51 Scholarship awards with nearly 44% of successful scholarship entries.[6]
Athletics
Rangi girls are highly active in over 40 sport codes and the school is recognised for its sporting achievements. It is regularly one of the top performing schools at rowing's Maadi Cup having won the Dawn Cup for overall achievement on a number of occasions. The school has a very high sports participation rate (consistently over 95% per annum), and a large number of girls who are high performance athletes, representing the region or country in their sports code.
Culture
Rangi Ruru has an excellent reputation for the cultural and creative opportunities it offers students and the achievement of students in this area. Both while at school and for those who pursue their creative interests through tertiary and career. The school's Visual Arts Faculty is held in particularly high regard and is notable for the number of students achieving NZ Scholarships. In 2004, Rangi Ruru was the first school in New Zealand to perform the musical Les Misérables: School Edition in collaboration with Christ's College.
Notable alumnae
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- Sophia Fenwick (born 1992), netball player[7]
- Kenneth Gresson (1891–1974), soldier, lawyer, university lecturer and judge (attended before Rangi Ruru became a girls' school)[8]
- Eve MacFarlane (born 1992), rower[9]
- Elizabeth Manu (born 1986), netball player
- Annabel Ritchie (born 1978), lawyer and rower
References
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