Auckland Girls' Grammar School
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]
| Auckland Girls' Grammar School | |
|---|---|
 The school seen from Hopetoun Street, looking north | |
| Address | |
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Howe Street, Newton, Auckland | |
| Coordinates | 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 | 1071[1] (March 2022) |
| Colour(s) | gold, navy blue |
| Socio-economic decile | 3H[2] |
| Website | aggs.school.nz |
The school seen from the air in 1934.
The main block is listed as a Category II Historic Place.[4]
Demographics
In 2018 Auckland Girls' Grammar School had 1030 students enrolled and is 100% female. The number of international students was at 22. The ethnic composition of the school was as follows: 23% Māori, 23% Samoan, 16% Tongan, 3% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 13% Asian, 6% Niuean, 6% Indian.[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 23 April 2022.
- "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.
- "Auckland Girls' Grammar School Education Review". Education Review Office. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Frankie wants to go to Hollywood". SUGA Magazine. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Zoë Bell". IMDb. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "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.
- Husband, Dale (23 April 2017). "Miriama McDowell: Was I ready for this?". E-Tangata. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Creese, Mary R. S. (2010). Ladies in the laboratory III : South African, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian women in science : nineteenth and early twentieth centuries : a survey of their contributions. Thomas M. Creese. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7289-9. OCLC 659564120.
- Wellington, Victoria University of (24 April 2018). "The aftermath of WWI | News | Victoria University of Wellington". www.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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