Marlborough Girls' College

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Marlborough Girls' College
Address
21 McLauchlan Street
Springlands
Blenheim 7201
New Zealand
Coordinates41°30′25″S 173°56′38″E / 41.5070°S 173.9438°E / -41.5070; 173.9438Coordinates: 41°30′25″S 173°56′38″E / 41.5070°S 173.9438°E / -41.5070; 173.9438
Information
TypeState Single-Sex Girls' Secondary (Year 9–13)
MottoVirtutem Doctrina Parat
"Learning Prepares for Life"
Established1963
Ministry of Education Institution no.289
PrincipalMary-Jeanne Lynch[1]
School roll932[2] (March 2021)
Socio-economic decile7O[3]
Websitemgc.school.nz

Marlborough Girls' College is a state single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand. The school was established in 1963 after splitting from Marlborough College (now Marlborough Boys' College). Serving Years 9 to 13, the college has 932 students as of March 2021.[2]

History[]

This school was established in 1963.[4] Previously Blenheim was served by the co-educational Marlborough College, which subsequently continued to serve as Marlborough Boys' College.[5]

Houses[]

The Marlborough Girls' College has four houses:

Notable staff[]

Notable alumnae[]

References[]

  1. ^ Redmond, Adele (28 September 2017). "New Marlborough Girls' College principal Mary-Jeanne Lynch brings co-location experience". Stuff. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Marlborough Girls College". University of Canterbury. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  5. ^ "History of Marlborough Boys College". Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. ^ Kitt, Jeffrey (15 August 2017). "JS Parker remembered for his view of the world through colour and shape". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "About Us". Megs & Soph. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ^ Caldwell, Olivia (8 October 2017). "Blenheim's Anna Tempero wins category at NZ gym nationals". Nelson Mail.
  9. ^ "MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 1 November 2009.


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