History
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.
My Place of Standing
Mataruahou is my place of standing
The waters of Te Whanganui-a-Orotu nourish me
Napier Girls’ High School is my marae
Taku Pepehā
Ko Mataruahou te puke whakahī hei turangawaewae mōku
Ko Te Whanganui-a-Orotu te moana
Ko Te Kura tuarua mō ngā kōhine o Ahuriri te marae
Ki te Marama – Ad Lucem
Napier Girls' High School
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Clyde Road, Bluff Hill, Napier 4110
Office Phone: +64 6 835 1069 Fax: +64 6 835 8164 Office Email: nghs@nghs.school.nz
Office hours are: 8.00am to 4.00pm