Mairehau High School | |
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Address | |
Hills Road, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Coordinates | 43°29′38″S 172°38′55″E / 43.4939°S 172.6486°ECoordinates: 43°29′38″S 172°38′55″E / 43.4939°S 172.6486°E |
Information | |
Type | State Co-educational Secondary (years 9-13) |
Motto |
Māori: Mairetia i te matauranga Be fragrant with wisdom |
Established | 1961 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 320 |
Principal | Harry Romana |
School roll | 369(July 2016) |
Socio-economic decile | 4K |
Website | www.mairehau.school.nz |
Mairehau High School is a school in Christchurch, New Zealand, taking its name from the suburb Mairehau. The school is located at the northeast end of the suburb, near to Shirley, thus forming a coeducational alternative to Shirley Boys' High School, and Avonside Girls' High School. Mairehau High School opened on February 1, 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the Department of Statistics (now Statistics New Zealand).