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Spanish Speech Competition

thenewblack — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:30:33 +0000

National Spanish Speech Competition Success Congratulations to Year 13 Spanish student, Abby Croot, who won the National Speech Competition organised by STANZA (Spanish Teachers Association New Zealand Aotearoa). Fantastic result, Abby!

National Road Race Title

thenewblack — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:44:24 +0000

Rangi Ruru Student Wins National Road Race Title Media Release 30 September 2018 Charlotte Spurway has today taken out the U16 National School Road Race title in Loburn, 45 minutes north of Christchurch. Rangi Ruru’s Cycling Coach, Marc Prutton, says it was a close finish in a very competitive age group. “It was a bunch […]

Rowing Season Starts

thenewblack — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:28:52 +0000

First Session of the Season for Rowers Last Saturday was our first water session for the season. This session was open to all novice rowers and returning girls who were itching to get back in the boat. It was a great morning and fortunately we just about had the river all to ourselves. We currently […]

Great Results for Jazz Band

thenewblack — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 21:19:40 +0000

Great Results for Jazz Band at Southern Jam Congratulations to the Jazz Band and director Lana Law on wonderful Southern Jam results. The band won two awards – a Silver Award, and the Most Promising Band Award. In addition a huge shout out and congratulations to Rebecca Harris (trombone) and Kaia Johnstone (trumpet) on selection […]

Rangi Hockey Players Media Release

thenewblack — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:32:22 +0000

Three Rangi Hockey Players to Attend NZ U18 Development Camp A trio of hockey players from Christchurch’s Rangi Ruru Girls’ School has been selected to attend the NZ U18 Development Camp from the 15th – 21st of December. Brittany Wang, Anneke Calder and Abby Lennon were all named in the announcement this morning listing the […]

Chamber Musicians Success

thenewblack — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:00:55 +0000

Winning Notes Yet Again From Rangi Ruru Musicians Chamber music and jazz sparkled last weekend, winning cash prizes and silver awards for Rangi Ruru Girls’ School in two competitions, both held in Christchurch. On Friday two of the school’s senior chamber music groups competed in the national finals weekend of the NZCT Chamber Music contest […]

Excellent Results at Dance Competition

thenewblack — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 01:10:02 +0000

Excellent Results at Dance NZ Made Regional Competition Some outstanding results for Rangi Ruru at the Dance NZ Made Regional Competition. All girl’s danced strongly and proudly with fantastic results across all individuals and groups who performed. Juliette Ward and the Elite Dance Company have also been nominated to attend the National Competition later in […]

June 2018

rangiadmin — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:00:46 +0000

We have managed to chase the cold and wet away in June with a bit of fun and some pretty amazing achievements within the Rangi Ruru community. Our fabulous Eugene is now ‘Eugenius’ after winning a place as an intern at the world-renowned Stanford Medicine Summer School in July. Eugene In has worked incredibly hard […]

Zest, May 2018: Opportunity, choice and fun

rangiadmin — Sun, 20 May 2018 22:18:19 +0000

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School continues to lead the way in girls’ education and the upcoming Open Day on Monday May 14th is a perfect opportunity to see what this outstanding school could do for your daughter. There are limited places for next year and strong interest in 2020, with some scholarships available at Year 7 […]

Zest, April 2018: We know Girls

rangiadmin — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:53:36 +0000

As we move closer to the end of Term 1, this time of the year is one of our busiest. Rehearsals for our senior drama production with Christ’s College “Westside Story” are well underway (it opens in May), Orchestral Extravaganza is on April 4, and a large number of sporting events are reaching the final […]

Zest, March 2018: Scholarships and Sisterhood

rangiadmin — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 23:03:02 +0000

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School started this year with outstanding NZQA scholarship results. Our students were awarded 32 NZQA Scholarships including five Outstanding Performance Scholarships, two more than last year. Isabella Gregory was the only South Island student to receive the Premier Award and Marisol Hunter the Outstanding Scholar Award. While Independent Schools account for 4% […]

Zest, February 2018: We Know Girls

rangiadmin — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 22:26:39 +0000

The word “sisters” can mean a number of different things to people. I hear it when the girls at Rangi talk about their families, it’s in band names and music lyrics, and it was heard at a number of gigs at the recent Buskers Festival, including feminist comedian Michele A’Court – which may give you […]

Learning Centre Leader

rangiadmin — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:53:03 +0000

Learning Centre Leader – Full time Position – Commencing January 2018 We are seeking an empowering and engaging educator, who understands how learners learn, to lead our Learning Centre. Working collaboratively in a team-orientated environment, this role requires flexibility, responsiveness, critical thinking, adaptability and strong organisational and relationship skills. An understanding of learning challenges […]

Grandparents’ Day 2017

rangiadmin — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 01:17:25 +0000

Friday 15 September, 1.45pm – 3.30pm St Andrew’s Church at Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, Merivale Lane Entrance We wish to welcome our Grandparent community to Rangi Ruru by warmly inviting them to celebrate Grandparents’ Day. This is a special opportunity for Grandparent’s to spend time at school with their Granddaughter/s. We would like to invite them […]

Performing Arts Trip 2017

rangiadmin — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:27:59 +0000

Our performing arts students are currently on the trip of a lifetime to London and Paris. Below is a blog post from Jess about their performance at Eurodisney: Day 13: Performance at Disneyland After our two amazing workshops this morning we were then taken backstage to our dressing rooms which were really nice. Before we […]

Miss Reid visits

Dorje McKinnon — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:04:24 +0000

Yesterday we had a very special old girl visit us, Miss Reid. She hadn’t been to school for many years and we were able to get her to a special performance by the choir. Dr Hastie and head girl Meg Dutton showed her around the new parts of the school and introduced her to some […]

St Andrew’s has new owners

Dorje McKinnon — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:23:36 +0000

One of the most beautiful wooden chapels in New Zealand, St Andrews at Rangi Ruru, is now in the ownership of Rangi Ruru Girls’ School. Board of Governors chair, Stuart Nattrass says in day to day terms, not much is going to change however St Andrew’s will now be looked after and managed by the […]

Term Dates

Dorje McKinnon — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:48:04 +0000

Our Term dates and other operational information is documented on the RangiLife website.

Open Day entrance and parking

Dorje McKinnon — Thu, 18 May 2017 00:08:06 +0000

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to Rangi Ruru Girls’ School on Open Day. If you haven’t registered don’t worry – you are still very welcome to come and see our school. The Rangi Ruru Open Day entrance is from Merivale Lane beside the Church of St Andrew. Please be considerate to our neighbours when […]

30 years with St Andrew

Dorje McKinnon — Tue, 16 May 2017 02:01:30 +0000

30 years ago (1984) St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was moved to its current location on the grounds of Rangi Ruru School. A service was held over the weekend to commemorate this huge undertaking. Originally opened for worship Feb 1 1857, the parish faced difficult decisions in the 1980s due to increased urbanisation and declining attendance. […]

Janet Kingsbury honoured

Dorje McKinnon — Mon, 15 May 2017 02:48:31 +0000

This month Janet Kingsbury was the recipient of an Independent Schools of New Zealand Honour for service to music. For Many years the students here at Rangi Ruru under Janet’s tutelage have won national and international awards and gone on to international fame and recognition. It is wonderful that her contribution to the musical heritage […]

From the Principal – 2 May 2017

meta — Sat, 06 May 2017 21:43:00 +0000

Experience in India During the last week of the term I travelled with our Deputy Principal, Stephanie Barnett, to visit Unison World School in India. We were both made to feel so welcome and, as it was our first trip to India, found this to be a wonderful cultural experience. Unison World School is situated […]

South Island Dressage Title for Rangi Ruru Rider

meta — Tue, 02 May 2017 21:51:18 +0000

Imogen Morrison has topped off an impressive month of achievement for riders from Rangi Ruru Girls’ School with a win at the South Island Dressage Championships in Gore. Competing on her pony, River Dance Drummer Boy, Imogen (Year 10) won the Under 17 Years Level 1 Dressage Championships. Rangi Ruru Director of Equestrian, Pippa Young […]

Rangi Ruru Student in UN+Youth Ambassador Programme

meta — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 21:52:10 +0000

Rangi Ruru Year 13 student, Georgia Reynolds has been chosen along with six other Christchurch high school students to participate in the UN+Youth Ambassador Programme for 2017. The Canterbury region of UN+Youth was established in 2002 and ambassadors like Georgia are used to organise and promote events such as Model United Nations. Georgia has previously […]

From the Principal – 7 April 2017

meta — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 21:52:46 +0000

Summer Quad I enjoyed my trip to Timaru and the opportunity to watch our girls taking part in the annual Summer Quad Tournament where we competed against St Margaret’s, St Hilda’s Collegiate and Craighead Diocesan School who hosted the event this year. They all competed with passion in Debating, Volleyball, Touch, Swimming and Tennis and […]

Win for Rangi Ruru at Inaugural Mounted Games

meta — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:00:39 +0000

Rangi Ruru riders have competed in the inaugural South Island Schools’ Mounted Games competition held in the Ellesmere Showgrounds at Leeston on 31 March. Riders from 16 teams, competed in pairs through 20 series of different games. Run in conjunction with the South Island Interschools Competition, the Rangi Ruru Gold pair of Leah Zydenbos and […]

Picture Happiness on Earth Project Voting Now Open

meta — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:00:50 +0000

Voting is now open to select the winning video in the Picture Happiness on Earth Project, which will see a Rangi Ruru girl represent New Zealand at the Science Centre World Summit in Tokyo in November. Working in collaboration with Science Alive and Miraikan (the Japanese National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation), Rangi Ruru’s […]

Rangi Ruru Tennis Team Shine at Nationals

meta — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:00:36 +0000

Rangi Ruru’s senior tennis team has capped off a fantastic season with a fifth place at the National Secondary School’s competition in Auckland. The team that won the Christchurch girls’ qualifying tournament and placed second at the South Island Secondary School’s tournament fought hard to achieve this impressive result. Tennis convenor, Anne Bissland said Rangi […]

Rangi Ruru Top Girls’ School at Maadi 2017

meta — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:09:06 +0000

Rangi Ruru retained its position as the top girls’ school at the Maadi Cup over the weekend, finishing an overall 5th equal in the national secondary schools rowing regatta. Winning three gold and two silver and two bronze medals, Rangi Ruru was the top girls school in the competition of more than 2000 rowers at […]

Rangi Ruru Wins at Horse of the Year

meta — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:00:08 +0000

After winning several national titles including the Saddle Hunter Pony of the Year at the Horse of the Year competition in Hastings earlier this month, Rangi Ruru equestrian student Grace Tripe (Year 12) has continued to impress to win a place representing New Zealand in Australia this month. Grace will head across the ditch as […]

Welcome to New Director of Boarding

meta — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:00:29 +0000

“Teenagers are so much fun.” There’s no questioning the dedication to teenage girls when talking to Rangi Ruru’s new Director of Boarding, Kyleigh Lyth, she simply loves her job. In fact it’s more than a job, it’s a career. “We are here to make a positive difference,” she says. “When these girls have long left […]

Rangi Ruru Touch Team Wins Super Touch Competition

meta — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:00:18 +0000

It was a nail biting last two minutes that eventually saw Rangi Ruru win 6-5 in a hard-fought final in the Secondary Schools Super Touch competition this evening on 15 March. Rangi Ruru’s Assistant Director of Sport and Touch Team Manager, Mandy Anderson says the game against current title holders St Margaret’s, didn’t start well […]

Top Girls’ School in South Island Rowing Champs

meta — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:00:44 +0000

Rangi Ruru has won eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the South Island Secondary Schools’ rowing championships at Lake Ruataniwha over the weekend (11/12 March). The haul of medals saw Rangi Ruru finish as top girls’ school and second overall behind St Andrew’s College. Director of Rowing, Mark Cotham says these are […]

Rangi Ruru Soprano Joins NZ Opera Ambassador Programme

meta — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:00:04 +0000

Talented Rangi Ruru singer Holly Evans (Year 12) has been accepted as a student ambassador with the NZ Opera. Commencing in early March, the Ambassadors Programme provides opportunities for students to participate in and engage with different aspects of opera and the performing arts. Holly will also have the exclusive opportunity to attend NZ Opera […]

From the Principal – 7 March 2017

meta — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:00:52 +0000

Rowing Girls’ Shine at Maadi Building on the success of the South Island regatta where we secured top girls’ school, 56 of our girls made their way to Lake Karapiro to compete in the prestigious Maadi Cup. It was wonderful to cheer them on and to celebrate with them as a team on their outstanding […]

Canterbury Volleyball Title for Rangi Ruru

meta — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:00:50 +0000

Rangi Ruru’s Senior A Volleyball team has won Division 2 of the Mainland championship at Pioneer Stadium in Christchurch on Sunday 5 March. Competing against teams from across the South Island, Rangi Ruru bet Waimea College 3-0 in the final. The girls started the match with a close set (32-30) before drawing away in the […]

National Selection for Rangi Ruru Touch Players

meta — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:00:24 +0000

Three Rangi Ruru Supertouch players have been selected to attend the Touch New Zealand under 18 and under 16 Pathways Training Camp to be held in Auckland in October. Hanna Ferguson (Year 13), Sarita De Gouw (Year 12) and Georgia Sheat (Year 10) will attend the three-day camp which brings together talented players who show […]

We’d Love to Catch up and Swap Stories

meta — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:00:06 +0000

Rangi Ruru Roadshow Tuesday 14 March, 6.30 – 8.00pm Melton Estate Winery, corner of Johnson and Weedons Ross Roads, West Melton. Drinks and nibbles provided. We’d love to catch up with alumnae, new and current families out in Selwyn and hear what you’ve been up to. Join our Principal, Dr Sandra Hastie and new Director of Boarding, Kyleigh […]

Love Week Celebrates Positive Relationships

meta — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:00:45 +0000

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School last week celebrated the importance of positive relationships during their annual Love Week which kicked off on Wednesday 22 February. Love Week celebrates one of Rangi Ruru’s five core values Aroha, bringing the Rangi Ruru community together to connect with each other and foster the core components of Aroha – love […]

Bryony Gibson-Cornish Residency at Rangi Ruru

meta — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:00:19 +0000

Rangi Ruru is delighted to welcome back viola player and alumna Bryony Gibson-Cornish for a residency in the Music Department from Monday 3 April – Thursday 6 April. Bryony, who has a Master in Music from the Juilliard School in New York, is currently performing and studying in London at the Royal College of Music. […]

Scholarships Bolster Rangi Ruru NCEA Successes

meta — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:00:52 +0000

Rangi Ruru’s exceptional 2016 NCEA results have been strengthened with the announcement of 34 scholarships awarded 25 students across 17 subject areas. Scholarships include three ‘Outstanding Performance’ scholarships, to Amy Huang (Media Studies), Winnie Zhang (Statistics) and Isabella Gregory (English, in Year 12). Assistant Principal-Curriculum at Rangi Ruru, Juliet Collins, says this outstanding result is […]

Happiness on the Agenda at Rangi Ruru

meta — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:00:24 +0000

This month, Rangi Ruru has partnered with Christchurch’s Science Alive to participate in a Japanese-run project called Picture Happiness on Earth. Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo launched the Picture Happiness on Earth project in September 2015. Science Alive is hosting the project in New Zealand on behalf of Miraikan with […]

Tennis Success for Rangi Ruru Girls’ School

meta — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:00:47 +0000

Rangi Ruru’s premier tennis team yesterday (8 February) won the Christchurch qualifying tournament beating Christchurch Girls’ High 6-0 and St Margaret’s College 4-2. Anne Bissland, Rangi Ruru’s Premier Tennis Convenor says, “The girls played very well and have a busy competition schedule ahead of them this term.” Yesterday’s result at Wilding Park qualifies them to […]

From the Principal – 7 February 2017

meta — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:00:37 +0000

Positive Start to 2017 It was great to welcome our new students into the school last Monday and to be able to spend time familiarising them to life at Rangi. Our senior girls have done an outstanding job of making the younger ones feel welcomed and included. We have introduced some room changes this year. […]

Exceptional NCEA Results for Rangi Ruru

meta — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:00:21 +0000

A significant increase in the number of students achieving excellence in all NCEA levels is one of the new statistics making Rangi Ruru Girls’ School a standout in decile 8-10 schools across New Zealand. Excellence endorsements by comparison to national decile 8-10 levels show Rangi Ruru students achieving at more than twice the national result, […]

Top Girls School at SI Rowing Champs

meta — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:00:10 +0000

An awesome outcome for Rangi Ruru Girls’ School at last weekend’s South Island Rowing Champs at Lake Ruataniwha. Rangi Ruru won five gold and three silver medals at the champs, and Director of Rowing, Mark Cotham says there is still plenty of work to do before the Maadi Cup in late March / early April. […]

Rangi Ruru Musician to Play with the CSO

meta — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:00:06 +0000

Year 13 student at Rangi Ruru, Isabella Gregory is one of two new Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Interns for 2017. Flautist Isabella Gregory, who is a student of CSO principal Flute and lecturer at the University of Canterbury Anthony Ferner, now has the opportunity to perform in the CSO and receive lessons with section principals. Isabella […]