1876:
The Superintendent of Canterbury, William Rolleston puts up £3000 for the erection of a Girls High School in Christchurch.
1877:
CGHS is opened in a building on the corner of Hereford Street and Rolleston Avenue. Mrs Georgiana Ingle, a widow living in Tasmania, had been selected from 57 applicants and appointed Lady Principal of the new CGHS. She was joined by two assistant teachers: Miss Kate Edgar (1st Woman to gain a BA and 2nd to gain an MA in the British Empire) and Miss Hamilton.
