Auckland Girls' Grammar School

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Auckland Girls' Grammar School
Auckland Girls Grammar School.jpg
The school seen from Hopetoun Street, looking north
Address
Auckland Girls' Grammar School
Howe Street, Newton, Auckland
Coordinates 36°51′25″S174°45′13″E / 36.8569°S 174.7537°E / -36.8569; 174.7537
Information
TypeState single-sex girls' secondary school (Years 9–13)
Motto Latin: Per Angusta Ad Augusta
"Through trials to triumph"
Established1878
PrincipalNgaire Ashmore
School roll1102 [1] (August 2024)
Colour(s)gold, navy blue   
Socio-economic decile3H [2]
Website aggs.school.nz
The school seen from the air in 1934. Freemans Bay And Auckland Girls Grammar.jpg
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 1878 as Auckland Girls' High School, it is one of the oldest secondary institutions in the country. [3] The school closed its site temporarily in 1888 due to financial difficulties [4] and classes for girls were held at Auckland Grammar School [5] until the girls' school moved to new premises in Howe Street in 1909 [6] and the name of the school changed to Auckland Girls' Grammar School. [7] [8] [9] The school received the Goodman Fielder awards for School and Secondary School of the year in 2000. [10]

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The main block is listed as a Category 2 Historic Place. [11]

Demographics

In 2018, Auckland Girls' Grammar School had 1,030 students enrolled and is 100% female. The number of international students was 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, and 6% Indian. [12]

Notable alumnae

Headmistresses

Ngaire Ashmore in 2022 Ngaire Ashmore 2022 (cropped).jpg
Ngaire Ashmore in 2022

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