LEARNING TO VALUE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE & ACHIEVEMENT
Partnering with communities for diverse opportunities

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

We believe this is best achieved within a single sex environment where learning styles specific to girls, are understood and best catered for. Our learning and teaching programmes support positive outcomes for our girls.

Our curriculum offers a wide variety of achievement opportunities and we encourage participation in a diverse range of cultural, sporting and service activities.

 We expect students to work hard to achieve their full potential. 

Partnering with the community keeps students centered

We value the partnership between school, students, their families and the wider community towards better achievement for all. 

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.

STRATEGIC PLAN

Timaru Girls’ High is set in attractive and established grounds

  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A large building with a statue in front of it.

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A brick building with a canopy over the entrance

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A sunset in a park with trees and a picnic table

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A sign on the side of a building that says we are one

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A tree in a park with a bench in the background.

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | There is a basketball court in the middle of a park surrounded by trees.

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A sign that says ' gone away to where ' on it

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A large house with a lot of windows and trees in front of it.

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | The gwen avery complex was built in 2005

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  • Timaru Girls Hig School | A sign in a park shows the directions to various places.

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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.