North New Brighton (Māori: Ōruapaeroa) is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city.

[4] A large sports centre and swimming pool is on the same locale as the former Queen Elizabeth II Park.

[5] The Māori name for North New Brighton and the Travis Wetlands is Ōruapaeroa, pre-European occupation it was rich with eels and bird life, and was considered as an important food-gathering place by the local iwi, Ngāi Tahu.

[6] The Māori wharenui were burned down in November 1882 when an early European settler acquired the land.

The school opened in Shirley in 1957[12] and following damage to its site in the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, it moved to the current location in 2019.

It opened in Avonside in 1919, and moved to North New Brighton in 2019 due to earthquake damage in 2011.