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TRADITIONAL VALUES & A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
Timaru Girls’ High School values individual achievement, creativity and personal excellence. We gear all students toward experiencing success through a full education. One which reflects individual needs and the schools vision and values.
Better academic outcomes from single-sex education
Our curriculum offers a wide variety of achievement opportunities and we encourage participation in a diverse range of cultural, sporting and service activities.
Partnering with the community keeps students centered
Our Charter and Values
We value individual achievement, creativity and personal excellence. We believe it is best achieved within a single sex environment where learning styles specific to girls are understood and best catered for. Our curriculum offers a wide variety of achievement opportunities and we encourage participation in a diverse range of cultural, sporting and service activities.
Our learning and teaching programmes support positive outcomes for our girls. We expect them to work hard to achieve to their potential. We value the partnership between school, students, their families and the wider community towards better achievement for all. We are lucky in that our school is set in attractive and mature grounds.
Timaru Girls’ High is set in attractive and established grounds
The house system
In addition to competitive and social team sports, Timaru Girls’ High School provides expert instruction in other outdoor pursuits from annual school camps to high country tramping as part of the Duke of Edinburgh programme. Healthy physical exercise is an important part of the culture and traditions at Timaru Girls’ High School.
Our students play a variety of team sports both competitively and socially with other schools where team work and co-operation are essential.
