Queen Margaret College (Wellington)
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| Queen Margaret College | |
| Motto | Luce Veritatis "By the Light of Truth" |
| Type | Private composite (year 1-13) single sex, girls |
| Year established | 1919 |
| Address | 53 Hobson Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | |
| Principal | Carol Craymer |
| School roll | Approx 685 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 10 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 278 |
| Website | www.qmc.school.nz |
Queen Margaret College is an independent Presbyterian all-girls high school/college in Wellington, New Zealand. The school was started in 1919 at 53 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington. It was previously the location of Scots College, Wellington, now the school's brother school.
The School's namesake is Queen Margaret, who was married to King Malcolm. He features in Macbeth, as one of Duncan's sons, who flees after his father was murdered.
Students are organized into five houses - Berwick (blue & silver), Braemar (blue & yellow), Glamis (red & blue), Lochleven (red, green and black), and Stirling (black & yellow). They are named after castles in Scotland, a nod towards the Scottish heritage upon which the school was built.
[edit] References
A History of Queen Margaret College by M. D. (Mollie) Gambrill (1969; Wright & Carman, Queen Margaret College)
