Greymouth High School

Greymouth High School is one of two post-primary schools in Greymouth, New Zealand. The other is John Paul II High School. It is the largest school on the West Coast of New Zealand with a roll of students. As of 2021 the principal is Samantha Mortimer. She is the first female principal of the high school. History In 1923, the Greymouth District High School, once part of the old Grey Main School, and various technical classes in the borough amalgamated. As the District expanded, so did the school and in 1968 the roll number was 725. The original brick building was an L-shaped block consisting of six classrooms. Located in the southern part of town, the site in 1922 was covered in thick bush and drainage of the ground proved an early problem. The first director of the school was Mr J. Hutton, M.A. and in 1923 there were 10 staff.