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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.

Nau Mai Haere Mai – Welcome

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 Waihopai - 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
Tumuaki | Principal

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

Upcoming Events in May

Mon 4

Swimming [pm]

4 May 2026

Wed 6

Swimming [pm]

6 May 2026

Thu 7

Board Meeting

7 May 2026

Mon 11

Swimming [pm]

11 May 2026

Wed 13

Swimming [pm]

13 May 2026

Mon 18

Swimming [pm]

18 May 2026

Wed 20

Swimming [pm]

20 May 2026

Fri 22

PA Sausage Sizzle

22 May 2026

Mon 25

Swimming [pm]

25 May 2026

Wed 27

Swimming Sports

27 May 2026

Fri 29

School Cross Country [pm]

29 May 2026

Latest Notices

SchoolDocs - Term 2 Policy Reviews

1 May 2026

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Our school works with SchoolDocs to provide a website for maintaining, updating, and reviewing our school policies. Different policies are under review each term, and our school community can submit feedback.

Follow the instructions below to contribute to the review.

Go to the SchoolDocs site for our school by clicking on this link: https://stjohnsgirls.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm
This will take you to the current review and review instructions.
Enter the username [stjohnsgirls] and password [gilmour].
The policies listed here are the key policies under review this term. Click on the policy you want to review.
Click the “Start your review” button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
Follow the prompts to submit your review.

Note that you can review any policy that has a “Start your review” button, not just the key policies listed in Current review and review instructions. There will be other related policies in that section of the site open for review.

If you don't have internet access, we can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.

Kā mihi nui

Holly Bradshaw

Tumuaki | Principal

Hockey

29 Apr 2026

Good afternoon

Primary School Hockey has been cancelled for today.

Stay warm.

Parents' Association Meeting & AGM - Tuesday 28 April 2026

22 Apr 2026