Auckland Girls' Grammar School
| Auckland Girls' Grammar School | |
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 The school seen from Hopetoun Street, looking north | |
| Address | |
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Howe Street, Newton, Auckland | |
| Coordinates | 36°51′25″S 174°45′13″E / 36.8569°S 174.7537°ECoordinates: 36°51′25″S 174°45′13″E / 36.8569°S 174.7537°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State single-sex girls' secondary school (Years 9–13) |
| Motto | Latin: Per Angusta Ad Augusta "Through trials to triumph" |
| Established | 1888 |
| Principal | Ngaire Ashmore |
| School roll | 1067[1] (March 2021) |
| Colour(s) | gold, navy blue |
| Socio-economic decile | 3H[2] |
| Website | aggs.school.nz |
The school seen from the air in 1934.
Auckland Girls' Grammar School (AGGS) is a New Zealand secondary school for girls located in Newton, in the Auckland central business district. Established in 1888, it is one of the oldest secondary institutions in the country.[citation needed] The school received the Goodman Fielder awards for School and Secondary School of the year in 2000.[3]
The main block is listed as a Category II Historic Place.[4]
Demographics[]
Last visited by Education Review Office on 11 October 2015. The next review is due in 1–2 years (2016–2017).[5]
Auckland Girls' Grammar School had 1343 students enrolled and is 100% female. The number of international students was at 29. The racial mark up of the school was as follows: 24% Māori, 19% Samoan, 14% Tongan, 9% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 7% Asian, 6% Indian, 11% as other ethnicity.[5]
Notable alumnae[]
- Frankie Adams – actress[6]
- Zoë Bell – stuntwoman and actress[7]
- Sue Bradford – politician, activist and former Green MP
- Dorothy Butler – author[8]
- Sandra Coney – journalist and women's rights activist[8]
- Kayla Cullen – athlete, Northern Mystics and NZ Silver Ferns[8]
- Lana Coc-Kroft – NZ Miss Universe 1988, television presenter[9]
- Emily Karaka – artist[8]
- Golriz Ghahraman – politician and Green MP, former United Nations lawyer[8]
- Kiri Allan – politician and Labour MP, Minister of Conservation, Minister for Emergency Management
- Parris Goebel – international choreographer[10]
- Katrina Grant – athlete, NZ Silver Ferns[8]
- Siositina Hakeai – athlete[11]
- Hon. Laila Harré – union leader, politician, former Alliance MP and Minister of Women's Affairs, Minister of Youth Affairs, Minister of Statistics, Associate Minister of Labour and Commerce
- Doreen Lumley – athlete[12]
- Rose Matafeo – comedian, television presenter[8]
- Miriama McDowell – Māori actor, director and playwright in New Zealand[13]
- Ani O'Neill – artist[8]
- Merimeri Penfold – Maori educator[8]
- Sheryl Scanlan – netball player[8]
- Miriama Smith – actress[13]
- Kahurangi Taylor – Miss New Zealand 2008
- Munokoa Tunupopo – athlete, Auckland and White Ferns
- Hon. Dame Georgina Manunui te Heuheu – politician, former National MP and Minister for Courts, Minister of Women's Affairs, Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Associate Minister of Maori Affairs[8]
- Poto Williams – politician and Labour MP, Assistant Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives[8]
- Tammy Wilson – Black Ferns[8]
- Katrina Rore-netballer
- Tiana Epati - First Pacifica President, and current President of the New Zealand Law Society
References[]
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Auckland Girls Grammar School wins Goodman Fielder School of the Year Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Auckland Girls Grammar School Main Blk". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Selwyn College Education Review". Education Review Office. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Frankie wants to go to Hollywood". SUGA Magazine. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Zoë Bell". IMDb. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Old Girls' Achievers". Auckland Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Lana Coc-Kroft, comfortable in her own skin". The New Zealand Herald. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Cadzow, Jane (13 December 2016). "How Parris Goebel went from high school drop-out to hip-hop dance queen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Scott (3 December 2010). "Teen's a star in all sports". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax NZ. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Story: Lumley, Bernice and Lumley, Doreen". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Husband, Dale (23 April 2017). "Miriama McDowell: Was I ready for this?". E-Tangata. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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