Rangi Ruru Girls School
Rangi,Ruru,Girls,,School
Rangi,Ruru,Girls,School,is,a,New,Zealand,private,girls,day,and,boarding,secondary,school,located,in,Merivale,,an,inner,suburb,of,Christchurch,The,school,is,affiliated,to,the,Presbyterian,Church,,and,serves,approximately,602,girls,from,Years,7,to,13,ages,10,to,18
Contents
1,History
2,Academic,achievement
3,Academic,scholarships
4,Athletics
5,Culture
6,Notable,alumnae
7,References
8,External,links
History
St,Andrews,Church,at,Rangi,Ruru
The,school,was,founded,in,1889,when,Frederick,Gibson,bought,a,school,run,in,Papanui,by,friends,of,his,,Ada,,Kate,and,Jessie,Gresham,,who,were,moving,to,Australia2,The,school,had,18,students,,aged,5,to,16,years,old3,Initially,Gibsons,daughters,Alice,and,Helen,and,their,mother,Mary,ran,the,school,,calling,it,Miss,Gibsons,Private,School,for,Girls,In,1891,the,school,moved,to,a,building,in,Webb,Street,and,was,renamed,Rangi,Ruru,,meaning,wide,sky-shelter,This,name,had,been,suggested,by,a,Māori,chief,of,Rapaki,Pa,,Paora,Taki,,a,friend,of,Frederick,Gibson4,Helen,Gibson,continued,as,Principal,and,her,sisters,Alice,,Ethel,,Ruth,and,Wirangi,ruru,girls,school,,rangi,ruru,girls,school,christchurch,Rangi,Ruru,Girls,,School
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