Southland Girls' High School
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Southland Girls' High School is a girls' secondary school in Invercargill
, New Zealand. The 2005 NZQA report commended the school and staff for the very good practices and consistently high standards.
The school admits a small number of international students. A musical drama is produced in conjunction with Southland Boys' High School
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In 2006 a pupil of the school was poisoned after being duped into eating a fake lolly.
A new school gymnasium was officially opened in 2007 by Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard
. The same year student teams won two national titles in synchronised swimming, with pupil Caitlin Anderson qualifying to represent New Zealand internationally.
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
, New Zealand. The 2005 NZQA report commended the school and staff for the very good practices and consistently high standards.
The school admits a small number of international students. A musical drama is produced in conjunction with Southland Boys' High School
Southland Boys' High School
Southland Boys' High School is an all-boys school in Invercargill, New Zealand, and has been the only one in the city since Marist Brothers was merged with St Catherines to form Verdon College in 1982.-History:...
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In 2006 a pupil of the school was poisoned after being duped into eating a fake lolly.
A new school gymnasium was officially opened in 2007 by Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard
Trevor Mallard
Trevor Colin Mallard is a New Zealand politician. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand holding portfolios including Environment, Labour, Broadcasting, State Owned Enterprises, Rugby World Cup and Education. He was also Associate Minister of Finance.-Early...
. The same year student teams won two national titles in synchronised swimming, with pupil Caitlin Anderson qualifying to represent New Zealand internationally.
Notable alumni
- Clare MalloryClare MalloryClare Mallory is the penname under which Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall wrote ten children's books published between 1947 and 1951....
, pseudonym of Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall - children's writer and former dux of the school