Ad Lucem – Towards The Light
Ki te Marama
Napier Girls’ High School opened on January 29, 1884 with thirty nine pupils and one boarder. Miss M.E Hewett was the founding principal. The original school course included English, French, Latin, German, Drawing, Singing and Callisthenics.
Today, Napier Girls’ High School has a roll of about 1,000 students. It has a strong tradition of successfully educating girls, as well as national success in a wide variety of sporting and cultural activities.