EMPOWERING OUR STUDENTS TOWARD ACCOMPLISHMENT
Fostering Focus and Supporting Achievement

EXPERIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS 

At Timaru Girls’ High our curriculum offers a wide variety of achievement opportunities. 

Knowledge is power

Our learning and teaching programmes support positive outcomes for our girls. We expect them to work hard to achieve their potential. 

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER has been our school’s motto since our foundation in 1880 and we live it today as much as we always have.

Success at Timaru Girls' High School

All Timaru Girls’ High School students will steer their success through a full education which reflects individual needs and our vision and values
 – underpinned by NZ Curriculum and measured by NCEA.

Years 9 and 10

During Years 9 and 10 all students study a number of core or compulsory subjects: 

 

  • English 
  • Mathematics 
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies 

 

Some of these subjects remain compulsory at higher levels, while others become optional. 


Years 9 and 10 students also study between three and six optional subjects:

 

  • French and Te Reo Maori in the Languages 
  • Art, Drama and Music in the Arts 
  • Digital Technology
  • Materials Technology 
  • Design and Visual Communication in Technology
  • Financial Literacy 
  • Food Studies.

 

 

Year 11

In Year 11, English (English Literature, English Skills,) Mathematics (Numeracy) and Science (Life Science) are compulsory. 


Students choose three additional Level 1 subjects from the following:

 

  • The Arts (Art, Drama and Music, Maori Performing Arts) 
  • Technology (Digital Technology, Materials Technology, Design and Visual Communication),
  • Languages (French and Te Reo Maori),
  • Agricultural Science
  • Social Sciences (Geography, History, Economics and Accounting) 
  • Health, 
  • Home Economics 
  • Physical Education


Additional Subjects are available to selected students upon application through third party providers.

 


Years 12 and 13

In Year 12, English is compulsory and students study four (or five) additional subjects, In Year 13 Students are able to select 6 subjects of their choice

 

  • The Arts (Art, Drama and Music, Maori Performing Arts) 
  • Technology (Digital Technology, Materials Technology, Design and Visual Communication),
  • Languages (French and Te Reo Maori),
  • Sciences, (Agricultural Science, Life Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  • Social Sciences (Geography, Tourism, History, Economics and Accounting)
  • Mathematics (Statistics, Calculus)
  • Health
  • Home Economics 
  • Physical Education
  • Outdoor Education
  • Careers (Gateway, Pathways)


Additional Subjects are available to selected students upon application through third party providers.

ESOL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE FOR ALL
Students with English as their second language receive personal support in the ESOL (English for Speakers of other Languages) area. A specialist teacher works with students to develop the skills needed to successfully adapt to schooling and life in New Zealand.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Maximum Opportunity through Individual Attention

Specialist teachers tutor individuals and small groups in Reading and Mathematics. Help is offered by staff within classes and outside of it , to assist students who have difficulties in these areas. 

Alternative programmes are provided in the senior school to ensure that all students are able to achieve to the best of their ability. Most subjects offer Achievement Standards. A small number of courses offer Unit Standards.

Extra Curricular

Young Farmers

Timaru Girls' High School has a prominent Young Farmers' club which is run by elected student leaders.


The club hosts a variety of activities relating to the primary industries including field trips and guest speakers. In recent years, trips have included farm visits, a wool scour tour, fencing demonstrations, a trip to the flour mill, and many more.


Any student can become a member of the Young Farmers' club, by simply coming along to one of the clubs meetings.


Members fundraise for the club so it is free for all fully participating
members, including free merchandise such as jerseys and shirts.

For more information, please contact the school at principal@timarugirls.school.nz

Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award is the world's leading youth achievement award is offered at Timaru Girls' High School.

The Award is a global non-formal education framework, with more than 60 years of experience challenging young people to
dream big and discover their potential.

By creating opportunities for our young people to learn a
new skill (or develop an existing one), get physically active, give service to their communities, and take part in an adventure, the Award challenges young people to leave their comfort zones—and that's when the good stuff happens. They build self-confidence and greater resilience, helping to set them up for success in today's uncertain world, where they face more challenges than ever.



Open to anyone between the ages of 14-24—regardless of gender, background or ability—young people design their own Award programmes, set their own goals and record their own progress. The only person they compete against is themselves, by challenging their own beliefs about what they can achieve.

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