[1] Cooking and hand sewing were compulsory subjects, and the girls were expected to adhere to high standards of personal grooming and conduct.
[4] The school prospered under Gibson's leadership, growing to around 100 pupils by 1917,[4] and to over 200 by the time of her death in 1938.
[7] Apart from a one-year visit to England in 1906, Gibson ran Rangi Ruru School until her death in 1938.
[1] A stained glass window in St. Mary's Church, Christchurch, commemorates Gibson's life and work.
[1] Rangi Ruru School holds 15 paintings by Gibson in its art collection: landscapes in oils and watercolours.