Rangi Ruru
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Rangi Ruru Girls' School is a school located in Christchurch
, New Zealand
for girls aged 11 (Year 7) to 18 (Year 13).
It is an independent
day and boarding school in the inner suburb of Merivale, close to the central city, parks, museum and airport.
Rangi Ruru, the name of the school, was suggested by a Māori chief of Rapaki Pa, Paora Taki. It is translated "wide sky shelter" and indicates that the school stands for hospitality and generosity.
NCEA
In 2009, NCEA Level 1 was achieved by 99.2% of Rangi girls (nationally 62.8), level 2 by 100% (nationally 75%) and Level 3 by 97.4% (nationally 68.5%)
Of Rangi girls sitting 2008 NCEA examinations at Level 1, 100% achieved their Certificate, 99.2% gained Level 2 and 91% gained Level 3.
In 2009 Rangi Ruru scholarship girls’ achieved a total of 62 Scholarships in 18 subjects by 38 students, including 14 with Outstanding Performance.
In 2008, Rangi girls achieved a total of 41 Scholarships, including five with Outstanding Performance, in 14 subjects by 31 students.
In 2007, Rangi girls achieved an impressive 51 Scholarship awards with nearly 44% of successful scholarship entries.
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Christchurch
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, New Zealand
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for girls aged 11 (Year 7) to 18 (Year 13).
It is an independent
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
day and boarding school in the inner suburb of Merivale, close to the central city, parks, museum and airport.
History
The school was founded in 1889 by two sisters, Helen and Alice Gibson, and administered by them for nearly 60 years. The Rangi Ruru Board of Governors was established in 1946 when Presbyterian Church members purchased the school. While the Christchurch Presbytery approves appointments, the Board is autonomous.Rangi Ruru, the name of the school, was suggested by a Māori chief of Rapaki Pa, Paora Taki. It is translated "wide sky shelter" and indicates that the school stands for hospitality and generosity.
Academic achievement
Rangi Ruru is consistently one of New Zealand's highest-achieving schools in academic achievementNCEA
In 2009, NCEA Level 1 was achieved by 99.2% of Rangi girls (nationally 62.8), level 2 by 100% (nationally 75%) and Level 3 by 97.4% (nationally 68.5%)
Of Rangi girls sitting 2008 NCEA examinations at Level 1, 100% achieved their Certificate, 99.2% gained Level 2 and 91% gained Level 3.
Academic scholarships
Each year about 3 per cent of Year 13 students studying each subject at level 3 will get Scholarship.In 2009 Rangi Ruru scholarship girls’ achieved a total of 62 Scholarships in 18 subjects by 38 students, including 14 with Outstanding Performance.
In 2008, Rangi girls achieved a total of 41 Scholarships, including five with Outstanding Performance, in 14 subjects by 31 students.
In 2007, Rangi girls achieved an impressive 51 Scholarship awards with nearly 44% of successful scholarship entries.
Athletics
Rangi girls are highly active in over 40 sport codes and the school is recognised for its sporting achievements. It is regularly one of the top performing schools at rowing's Maadi Cup having won the Dawn Cup for overall achievement on a number of occasions. The school has a very high sports participation rate (consistently over 95% per annum), and a large number of girls who are high performance athletes, representing the region or country in their sports code.Culture
Rangi Ruru has an excellent reputation for the cultural and creative opportunities it offers students and the achievement of students in this area. Both while at school and for those who pursue their creative interests through tertiary and career. The school's Visual Arts Faculty is held in particularly high regard and is notable for the number of students achieving NZ Scholarships. In 2004, Rangi Ruru was the first school in New Zealand to perform the musical Les Misérables: School Edition in collaboration with Christ's CollegeChrist's College, Canterbury
Christ's College, Christchurch is an independent, Anglican, secondary, day and boarding school for boys, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand....
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Notable Alumnae
- Elizabeth ManuElizabeth ManuElizabeth "Bessie" Manu is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Central Pulse. Manu previously played with the Canterbury Tactix in 2008, after having been a member of the Canterbury-based side in the National Bank Cup...
- professional netball player - Annabel RitchieAnnabel RitchieAnnabel Ritchie is a retired rower. She began her rowing career at Rangi Ruru Girls' High School in Christchurch New Zealand, where in 3 years of high school rowing, her and crew member Emily Ross won 10 New Zealand school titles, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals).-Biography:Richie was born in...
- rower - Eve Macfarlane - rower