Mrs King says there are three initiatives at the school which she thinks are excellent ventures.
"The first one is e-learning - we're moving away from big computer rooms and encouraging students to use their own devices in the classrooms.
"It encourages interactive learning and it's good to stay up to date with changes in technology. Students are often able to teach us things about that."
Another enterprise the principal is enthused about is Te Kakahu (The Cloak), a local initiative aimed at improving education for Maori students.
"It's a collaborative effort among high schools in the region to work with whanau, hapu and iwi to deepen connections between us and we are trialing it in this region, so we're being watched to see what we can achieve.
"These types of educational initiatives have come and gone over the years but I'm very optimistic about this one - I think it's working well."
The third programme is the restorative practice initiative, fostering positive relationships between students and teachers.
"We get to know each other better these days, we know that these positive relationships facilitate academic achievement and that's reflected in the NCEA results in recent years."
Originally from Palmerston North, Mrs King taught for eight years at Feilding High School and spent a year as an Esol (English as a second language) teacher in South Korea before moving to Wanganui with husband Shane.
"We love Wanganui and think we'll probably always stay here. It's a wonderful place to raise children."
The Kings have three children - Sophie, 8, Mollie, 6 and Alex, 4 - and Mrs King says life is busy but enjoyable.
"We do have live-in help at home, I couldn't do this work if I didn't have that and I enjoy the contrast between interacting with teenagers all day and young ones at home."