# Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Girls School  
**Address:** 10 Matai Street, Riccarton, Christchurch  
**Region:** Canterbury  
**Total roll:** 1,301  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 419  
**Founded:** 1877  
**Website:** <http://www.cghs.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2020-06-30)

**Author:** Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region - Te Tai Tini  
**Composite score:** 72/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/328/christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora#report-21722>

### Key findings
- The school is making good progress in ensuring equitable and excellent outcomes for all students with almost all students gaining NCEA qualifications at Levels 1, 2 and 3
- Disparity remains in relation to Māori and Pacific students in reading, writing, mathematics and UE qualification achievement
- Strong processes are in place to promote positive transitions and support individual students with identified additional learning and wellbeing needs
- Greater prominence needed for culturally responsive practice including consistent approaches to te ao Māori, tikanga Māori and te reo Māori
- A systematic and strategic approach to internal evaluation is required to understand effectiveness of programmes and acceleration of learning

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Between 2016 and 2019, almost all students gained National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) qualifications at Levels 1, 2 and 3, with most gaining University Entrance (UE)."_ — ERO, 2020-06-30 (achievement)

> _"Students who identify as Māori achieve well in NCEA. This was especially evident at Level 2 in 2019. However disparity remains in relation to some other groups within the school at Levels 1 and 3."_ — ERO, 2020-06-30 (maori)

> _"Raising achievement for Pacific students at Levels 1 and 2 and for UE is a priority for the school."_ — ERO, 2020-06-30 (pasifika)

## Audited financials (year ended 2024)

- **Total revenue:** $17.94M
- **Surplus/(deficit):** +$674,461
- **Net assets/equity:** $10.64M
- **Audit opinion:** unmodified
- **Source:** <https://www.cghs.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1-CGHS-2024-Financial-Statement.pdf>

## International student programme

- **Year groups accepted:** Year 9, Year 10
- **SIEBA member:** yes
- **Source:** <https://www.cghs.school.nz/international/international-enrolment/>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `state_school` · `single_sex_girls` · `secondary_school` · `kura_kaupapa_maori_indicator` · `roll_1000_to_2000`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora/ero-history.md>

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