Christchurch West High School existed prior to 1965 on the site of Hagley Community College

Hagley Community College

Hagley Community College, is a non-integrated state secondary school in inner-city Christchurch, New Zealand.Prior to 1965 the school was Christchurch West High School, which was founded in 1858....

 in Hagley Avenue. In that year 'West' amalgamated with Technical High School to become Hagley High School. The maroon, black and white colours were lost to the 'teal' fashion-statement of the day.

Heritage registration

The main school building, built in 1924, is registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust

New Zealand Historic Places Trust

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust is a non-profit trust that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage buildings in New Zealand...

 as a Category II heritage structure with registration number 1874. It was originally called the West Christchurch Public School. A centenary book was published in 1958.

Notable alumni

• Sir Frank Callaway
  Frank Callaway
  Sir Frank Callaway was an influential music educator and administrator in Perth, Western Australia.-Early life:...
  
  , influential music educator and administrator in Perth, Western Australia
• Tommy Taylor, former Christchurch Mayor, New Zealand Member of Parliament, businessman and prohibitionist (advocate of temperance)
• Ada Wells
  Ada Wells
  Ada Wells née Pike was a feminist and social worker in New Zealand.-Biography:Ada Pike was born near Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, England. Her parents emigrated to New Zealand with their four girls and one boy in 1873, arriving on the Merope in Lyttelton on 31 October of that year...
  
  , suffragette