Tauranga Girls' College

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Tauranga Girls' College
Address
Tauranga Girls' College
  • 930 Cameron Road
  • Gate Pa
  • Tauranga 3112
  • New Zealand
Coordinates 37°42′47″S176°08′41″E / 37.7131°S 176.1448°E / -37.7131; 176.1448
Information
TypeState, Girls, Secondary (Year 9–13)
MottoPergo et Perago (Strive to Achieve)
Established1958
Ministry of Education Institution no. 122
PrincipalTara Kanji
School roll1,476 [1] (March 2025)
Socio-economic decile6N [2]
Website tgc.school.nz

Tauranga Girls' College is a state single-sex girls secondary school in Tauranga, New Zealand. It offers the NCEA system of qualifications. The school has a roll of 1,476 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of March 2025. [1] The current principal is Tara Kanji.

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Tauranga Girls' has many extracurricular activities, the largest of which is the drama production,[ citation needed ] which is produced with Tauranga Boys' College.

It was created due to the population increase and small area of Tauranga College, which became the site for Tauranga Boys College.

Houses

Tauranga Girls' College has 5 houses. [3]

Notable alumnae

References

  1. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. Houses