Auckland Girls' Grammar School | |
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![]() The school seen from Hopetoun Street, looking north | |
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Howe Street, Newton, Auckland | |
Coordinates | 36°51′25″S174°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 | 1878 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 53 |
Principal | Ngaire Ashmore |
School roll | 922 [1] (November 2024) |
Colour(s) | gold, navy blue |
Socio-economic decile | 3H [2] |
Website | aggs.school.nz |
Auckland Girls' Grammar School (AGGS) is a New Zealand secondary school for girls located in Newton, Auckland. 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]
The main block is listed as a Category 2 Historic Place. [11]
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]
As of November 2024, Auckland Girls' Grammar School has a roll of 922 students, of which 182 (19.7%) identify as Māori. [1]
As of 2024, the school has an Equity Index of 487, [13] placing it amongst schools whose students have above average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 4 and 5 under the former socio-economic decile system). [14]
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