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“Dominus Illuminatio Mea” – The Lord is my light (Psalm 27)

To educate each girl in a safe, supportive, Christian environment, to be a confident, lifelong learner.

Tēnā koe – Welcome

Tēnā koutou katoa

St John's Girls' School is an interdenominational Christian school and is steeped with wonderful traditions, strong values, and a warm family spirit. We are located in a park-like setting in the centre of Invercargill.

Our values are the important qualities we strive to live by and demonstrate in the way we go about our work, and in the relationships we have with others in our school.

St John’s was established in 1917 by the St John’s Anglican Church. After the depression, when the Church could no longer support the school, a new school board was formed and St John’s Girls’ School became independent. In 1990 St John’s became an integrated school, retaining its Christian base.

Over the years the school has grown and developed into a high-performing school well-known for its confident, articulate students who have a strong work ethic and who are well-rounded individuals. The small size means that every girl is known by everyone and is cared for. Pastoral care is important and our small class sizes are important to the well-being and education of our girls.

We are proud of St John’s Girls’ School and welcome the opportunity to share it with you. We invite you to visit us and see the school in action.

Holly Bradshaw
Acting Principal

What's happening at St John's Girls' School?

Upcoming Events in March

Mon 17

Swimming

17 Mar 2025

Tue 18

Rocky Shore Visit [Jnr Syndicate] - Bluff

18 Mar 2025

Wed 19

Interviews [school finishes at 2pm]

19 Mar 2025

Thu 20

Interviews [school finishes at 3pm]

20 Mar 2025

Fri 21

Aquavan Visit [20 snr students]

21 Mar 2025

Mon 24

Swimming

24 Mar 2025

Wed 26

Camp Omaui Parent Meeting [5.30pm]

26 Mar 2025

Thu 27

Lit Quiz [Gore]

27 Mar 2025

Thu 27

BoT Meeting [5.30pm]

27 Mar 2025

Fri 28

KIPRRR Day / Sausage Sizzle & Chill

28 Mar 2025

Fri 28

Hockey Southland Programme [Will] all yr levels

28 Mar 2025

Mon 31

Yr 8 Deep Cove Camp

31 Mar 2025 - 4 Apr 2025

Mon 31

Year 5 Camp

31 Mar 2025 - 2 Apr 2025

Mon 31

Swimming

31 Mar 2025

Latest Notices

PA Fundraiser

14 Mar 2025

Good afternoon

Shae Risk will be outside Room 3 today after school for 15 minutes if anyone has finished raffles to return or if you are keen to collect more books.

Thank you.

Information Packs

13 Mar 2025

Kia Ora koutou

Information form packs will be coming home today with the eldest child in each family. These forms are important to ensure we have accurate information about your daughter. Please make sure to complete them accurately and return them to school promptly.

You can deliver the completed forms directly to the school office or your daughter's classroom teacher.

Ngā mihi

Parent Teacher Interviews

13 Mar 2025

Kia Ora koutou

Parent teacher interviews are taking place next week on Wednesday 19 March and Thursday 20 March. The purpose of these interviews is to set learning goals for your daughter for the first half of the year. There will be an early school finish on Wednesday [school finishes at 2:00pm]. Noeleen Wilson will be running her after school care programme from 2:15pm.

We encourage our girls to attend these interviews with their whānau; however, you are welcome to attend the meeting without your daughter if you wish to discuss any matters privately. If you have already met and set goals with your daughter's teacher/s this year, there is no need to make another booking.

We look forward to working together to support your daughter's learning journey this year.

Bookings for interviews can be made through the 'bookings' function on the Skool Loop app.

Ngā mihi

Holly Bradshaw