Mairehau High School

Mairehau High School
School sign
Address
Hills Road Christchurch New Zealand
Coordinates	43°29′38″S 172°38′55″E / 43.4939°S 172.6486°E / -43.4939; 172.6486
Information
Type	State co-educational secondary
Motto	Māori: Mairetia i te matauranga (Be fragrant with wisdom)
Established	1 February 1961; 63 years ago (1961-02-01)
Ministry of Education Institution no.	320
Chairperson	Chris Caselton
Principal	Harry Romana
Years offered	9–13
School roll	439[1] (August 2024)
Color(s)
Socio-economic decile	4K[2]
Website	www.mairehau.school.nz

Mairehau High School is a state co-educational secondary school in Mairehau, Christchurch, New Zealand. The school takes its name from the suburb Mairehau having been adopted in 1916 as a compliment to Mrs Mairehau Hutton whose father, Arthur Gravenor Rhodes, owned considerable property in the area and was a notable benefactor to the district.^[3]

The school is located at the northeast end of the suburb, near to Shirley, thus forming a coeducation alternative to Shirley Boys' High School, and Avonside Girls' High School. Mairehau High School opened on 1 February 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the Department of Statistics.

Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses.^[4]

The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:

• Waka Ama – Green
• Waka Katea – Blue
• Tau Ihu – Yellow
• Tau Rapa – Red

Media related to Mairehau High School at Wikimedia Commons

• http://www.mairehau.school.nz/ – Official School Site
• School history