# Rangi Ruru Girls' School **Type:** Secondary (Year 7-15) (Private : Fully Registered) **Gender:** Girls School **Address:** 59 Hewitts Road, Merivale, Christchurch **Region:** Canterbury, Chatham Islands **Total roll:** 696 **Founded:** 1889 **Website:** ## Latest ERO review (2024-11-11) **Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO **Composite score:** 85/100 **Source:** ### Key findings - School meets all criteria for registration except for pending Ministry of Education assessment of managers as 'Fit and Proper Persons' - Principal completed New Zealand teacher registration and practising certificate after onsite review - Two registered teachers renewed practising certificates during report confirmation process - School provides safe physical and emotional environment for approximately 130 boarding students - International students (24 at time of review) are well cared for with responsive and proactive pastoral care ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"in February 2024 the school managing body (Board of Governors) appointed a principal as a professional leader of the school. The appointment process was managed by a specialist education recruiter which included full reference, police and background checks."_ — ERO, 2024-11-11 (leadership) > _"Health and safety of hostel students is of paramount concern and students at Rangi Ruru Boarding House are provided with a safe physical and emotional environment that supports their learning and wellbeing."_ — ERO, 2024-11-11 (safety) > _"Pastoral care is responsive and proactive with students having access to a wide range of support. International Students are very well cared for and experience opportunities to develop academically and socially."_ — ERO, 2024-11-11 (wellbeing) ## International student programme - **Annual tuition:** NZ$54,200 - **Boarding:** Available - **Year groups accepted:** Years 7 to 13 - **SIEBA member:** yes - **Source:** ## Tags `accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `consistent_excellence` · `private_school` · `single_sex_girls` · `secondary_school` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.