Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland

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Diocesan School for Girls
Diocesan School for Girls (Auckland) logo.svg
Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland (cropped).jpg
Aerial view of Diocesan School for Girls in 1957
Address
Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland
Clyde Street
Epsom
Auckland
New Zealand.
Coordinates 36°52′48″S174°46′47″E / 36.8801°S 174.7797°E / -36.8801; 174.7797
Information
TypePrivate, girls, composite (Year 1–13) with boarding facilities
Motto Latin: Ut Serviamus
(That we may serve)
DenominationAnglican
Established1903; 121 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no. 67
PrincipalHeather McRae
School roll1702 [1] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile10
Website diocesan.school.nz

Diocesan School for Girls (Dio) is a private girls' school in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. It is consistently a top-achieving school nationally. The school is Anglican-based and was established in 1903. It caters to international students and has accommodation for 50 boarders at Innes House. The school elected to offer students the option of International Baccalaureate diplomas, as an alternative to the national NCEA qualification, from 2008. [2]

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History

Bishop Moore Richard Neligan first proposed the Diocesan School for Girls in October 1903. A subcommittee of the synod purchased land in November 1903, and the first class began on 27 May 1904 with twenty-five students and Mary Etheldred Pulling as headmistress. [3] Neligan formally dedicated the school on 14 June 1904, and the school celebrates its birthday on this date. The founders were Auckland businessperson Stephen Cochrane, [4] Dr Ernest Roberton, Lord Ranfurly, Edwin Mitchelson, Bishop Williams of Waiapu and Bishop Neligan [5]
The former Goodall Construction company constructed many of the buildings. [6]

Enrolment

As a private school, Diocesan School receives little funding from the government and charges parents of students tuition fees to cover costs. As of 2022, the school tuition fees for domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and residents) are approximately $24,785 for day students in Years 1 to 6 and $21,000 for day students in Years 7 to 13. Boarders pay an extra $17,595 per year. [7]

At the school's May 2021 Education Review Office (ERO) review, Diocesan School had 1,659 students, including 35 international students. [8] Around 59 percent of students at the school identified as New Zealand European (Pākehā), 31 percent as Asian, 0.5 percent as Māori, and 0.2 percent as Pacific Islanders. [9]

Technology

The school opened a $4 million science block in 1999. [10] During that year a pilot system to supply all students with notebooks was run with two year-8 classes. By November 1999 the school had three IT staff, supporting 469 PCs (150 of which were notebooks), 110 printers, and 6 file servers. [11] The school introduced electronic whiteboards in 2005 that allow students to download class notes directly to their notebooks. [12] In 2006, it ranked as the 96th largest IT organisation in New Zealand, with a staff of eight supporting 300 PCs and 1,170 notebooks. [13] in 2012 the school officially opened a new water-based sports turf and underground car park. The sports turf is identical in likeness to the one in London built for the 2012 London olympics. [14] [15]

Headmistresses and principals

Since the school was established, there have been 11 headmistresses or principals. [16]

NamePortraitTerm
1 Mary Pulling Mary Pulling 1904 (cropped).jpg 1904–1926
2Ethel Sandford No image.png 1927–1932
3Eliza Edwards No image.png 1933–1950
4Dorothy Shrewsbury No image.png 1951–1965
5 Elizabeth Roberton No image.png 1966–1972
6Jean Crosher No image.png 1973
7Beverley Williamson No image.png 1974
8 Dawn Jones Dawn Jones CNZM (cropped).jpg 1974–1993
9Gail Thomson Gail Thomson MNZM (cropped).jpg 1993–2003
10Ann Mildenhall No image.png 2003–2008
11Heather McRae No image.png 2009–present

Notable alumnae

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