Otago Girls' High School

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Otago Girls' High School
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Motto Recti Cultus Pectora Roborant - The Right Education Makes The Heart As Strong As Oak

Ma Te Matauranga Ka Tu Teitei Te Totara - Through Education The Totara Tree Will Stand Tall

Type State single sex girls secondary (Year 9-13)
Year established 1871
Address Tennyson Street, Dunedin
Principal Jan Anderson
School roll 772
Socio-economic decile (10 is high) 9
Ministry of Education Institution no. 378
Website www.otagogirls.school.nz

Otago Girls' High School is a secondary school in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. It was opened in 1871, after a long campaign by educationalist Learmonth White Dalrymple. It is said to be the oldest girls' high school in the southern hemisphere, although St Mary's College in Wellington also claims that title.

Noteworthy alumnae include Ethel Benjamin, New Zealand's first female lawyer.[1]

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