Mairehau High School is a state co-educational secondary school in Mairehau, 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 alternative to Shirley Boys' High School, and Avonside Girls' High School. Mairehau High School opened on 1 February 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the Department of Statistics.
Enrolment
As of November 2024, Mairehau High School has roll of 420 students, of which 100 (23.8%) identify as Māori.
As of 2024, the school has an Equity Index of 517, placing it amongst schools whose students have many socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile system).
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
Media related to Mairehau High School at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.mairehau.school.nz/ – Official School Site
- School history
