About Gore
Gore High School is located in the town of Gore, the second largest municipality in Southland - the southern-most province of New Zealand’s stunning South Island. With a population of approximately 10,000 residents, Gore services a prosperous rural community. Students at Gore High School represent a mix of Gore’s rural and urban residents and international students.
Gore is a vibrant, friendly community with many unique amenities:
• Train, relax or play in our modern swimming pool or indoor stadium
• Try ice-skating, ice hockey or curling at Southland’s only ice rink
• Visit Gore’s internationally renowned art and heritage precinct
• Take a flight in a vintage Tiger Moth at the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre
• Fish in the world famous Mataura River for tasty brown trout
Gore is centrally located to southern New Zealand’s major attractions and airports. We are a short one or two-hour drive from:
• Queenstown, Wanaka, Te Anau and the Southern Lakes district
• Incredible skiing at Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Cardrona and Treble Cone ski fields
• The majestic scenery and outdoor playgrounds of Fiordland, Milford Sound, Stewart Island, and the Catlins
• Dunedin’s and Queenstown’s international airports and Invercargill’s domestic airport
Useful links:
Welcome to Gore Overview (PDF)
Top 10 Things to do in Gore (PDF)