Whangārei Girls' High School
{{Short description|New Zealand hogh school}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox school
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| address = 1 Lupton Avenue, Whangārei
| coordinates = {{Coord|-35.71485|174.32}}
| type = Girls state secondary (years 9–13)
| established =
| MOE = 16
| principal = Sonya Lockyer
| roll = {{NZ school roll data|16|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.wghs.school.nz/}}
| image = Whangarei Girls' High School.jpg
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Whangārei Girls' High School is a single sex state secondary school founded in 1881 in Whangārei, New Zealand. It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|16|y||y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y}}.
History
Whangārei Girls' High School opened in 1881 alongside Whangārei Boys' High School.{{Cite web |date=2 July 2022 |title=Whangārei Boys' High School turning out top chef men |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-boys-high-school-turning-out-top-chef-men/SGZOHYMM5WPLKB3GSJDQSJ7ECE/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}
In 2017 the school started construction on 10 new classrooms, which was expected to cost $6.8 million.{{Cite web |date=10 March 2017 |title=Construction to start on $6.8m Whangarei Girls' High School classrooms |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/construction-to-start-on-68m-whangarei-girls-high-school-classrooms/TKH6UMKRWD3TA4UD3YNROPBH5U/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=The NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}} The block was named Manawa Ora (New Beginning). It was opened in March 2018.{{Cite web |date=31 March 2018 |title=Whangarei Girls High School new classroom block officially opened |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-girls-high-school-new-classroom-block-officially-opened/OONRSQKCOJWBXLFMUYXDDW6IGU/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} In November 2018 the school won the Ngā Tohu Kairangi Special Commendation Award at the Māori Language Awards.{{Cite web |date=23 November 2018 |title=Whangārei Girls' High School and Te Hiku Media win at Māori Language Awards |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-girls-high-school-and-te-hiku-media-win-at-maori-language-awards/EYZYKXZRAGLNJNEG2DZA6HJABA/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}
In 2023, a TikTok video inspired by the 2021 litter boxes in schools hoax went viral, making baseless claims about student and staff behaviour. The acting principal at the time said that "none of this has any truth to it at all" and referred the incident to New Zealand online safety agency Netsafe.{{Cite web |last=Muru-Lanning |first=Charlotte |date=2023-06-08 |title=No, Whangārei Girls High School students are not identifying as cats |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/08-06-2023/no-whangarei-girls-high-school-students-are-not-identifying-as-cats |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website |https://www.wghs.school.nz/}}
- [https://ero.govt.nz/institution/16/whangarei-girls-high-school ERO Report]