Auckland Girls' Grammar School

Auckland Girls' Grammar School
The school seen from Hopetoun Street, looking north Latin: Per Angusta Ad Augusta "Through trials to triumph"
Address
Howe Street, Newton, Auckland
Coordinates	36°51′25″S 174°45′13″E / 36.8569°S 174.7537°E / -36.8569; 174.7537Coordinates: 36°51′25″S 174°45′13″E / 36.8569°S 174.7537°E / -36.8569; 174.7537
Information
Type	State single-sex girls' secondary school (Years 9-13)
Established	1888
Ministry of Education Institution no.	53
Principal	Liz Thomson
Colour(s)	gold, navy blue
School roll	1360^[1] (November 2015)
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. 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]

Notable alumnae

Zoë Bell - stuntwoman and actress
Sue Bradford - politician and activist
Kayla Cullen - Northern Mystics netball player
Lana Coc-Kroft - NZ Miss Universe 1988, television presenter
Katrina Grant - NZ Silver Ferns
Laila Harré - union leader
Doreen Lumley - athlete
Miriama Smith - actress
Kahurangi Taylor - Miss New Zealand 2008
Hon. Georgina Te Heuheu - National MP, former Minister of Courts and Women's Affairs under 1996 National-New Zealand First Government
Dorothy Butler - author
Tammy Wilson - Black Ferns
Poto Williams - Labour MP for Christchurch East
Rose Matafeo - Comedian and TV Presenter

References

↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
↑ Auckland Girls Grammar School wins Goodman Fielder School of the Year
↑ "Auckland Girls Grammar School Main Blk". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-01-20.

External links

Ministry of Education Information

Schools in the Auckland Region, New Zealand

State secondary & composite	Albany Junior High School Albany Senior High School Alfriston College Aorere College Auckland Girls' Grammar School Auckland Grammar School Avondale College Birkenhead College Botany Downs Secondary College Edgewater College Epsom Girls' Grammar School Glendowie College Green Bay High School Henderson High School Hobsonville Point Secondary School Howick College James Cook High School Kaipara College Kelston Boys' High School Kelston Girls College Kia Aroha College Long Bay College Lynfield College Macleans College Mahurangi College Mangere College Manurewa High School Massey High School Mission Heights Junior College Mount Albert Grammar School Mount Roskill Grammar School Northcote College One Tree Hill College Onehunga High School Orewa College Ormiston Senior College Otahuhu College Pakuranga College Papakura High School Papatoetoe High School Pukekohe High School Rangitoto College Rodney College Rosehill College Rutherford College Selwyn College Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Southern Cross Campus Takapuna Grammar School Tamaki College Tangaroa College Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae TKKM o Puau Te Moananui-a-Kiwa TKKM o Hoani Waititi TKKM o Mangere Waiheke High School Waitakere College Waiuku College Western Springs College Westlake Boys High School Westlake Girls High School Whangaparaoa College

State-integrated	Al-Madinah School Auckland Seventh-day Adventist High School Baradene College of the Sacred Heart Carmel College De La Salle College Elim Christian College Hato Petera College Kingsway School Liston College Marcellin College Marist College McAuley High School Michael Park School Rosmini College Sacred Heart College Sancta Maria College St Dominic's College St Mary's College St Paul's College St Peter's College Wesley College Zayed College for Girls

Private	ACG New Zealand International College ACG Parnell College ACG Senior College ACG Strathallan ACG Sunderland Auckland International College Destiny School Dilworth School Diocesan School for Girls Hebron Christian College Immanuel Christian School King's College Kristin School Manukau Christian School Pinehurst School Pukekohe Christian School St Cuthbert's College St Kentigern College Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School Tyndale Park Christian School Wentworth College

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