Mairehau High School
State co-educational secondary school in New Zealand
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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.[3]
(Be fragrant with wisdom)
| Mairehau High School | |
|---|---|
School sign | |
| Location | |
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Hills Road | |
| 43.4939°S 172.6486°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-educational secondary |
| Motto | Māori: Mairetia i te matauranga (Be fragrant with wisdom) |
| Established | 1 February 1961 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 320 |
Chairperson | Chris Caselton |
Principal | Harry Romana |
Years offered | 9–13 |
| Enrollment | 431[1] (March 2026) |
| Color | |
Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
| Website | www |
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 March 2026, Mairehau High School has roll of 431 students, of which 110 (25.5%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 510,[4] 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).[5]
Waka groups
Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses.[6]
The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:
- Waka Ama – Green
- Waka Katea – Blue
- Tau Ihu – Yellow
- Tau Rapa – Red
