Auckland Girls' Grammar School

Auckland Girls' Grammar School

The school seen from Hopetoun Street, looking north Latin: Per Angusta Ad Augusta "Through trials to triumph"
Location
Howe Street, Newton, Auckland
Information
Type	State single-sex girls' secondary school (Years 9-13)
Established	1888
Ministry of Education Institution no.	53
Principal	Liz Thomson
Colour(s)	gold, navy blue
School roll	Approx. 1350
Socio-economic decile	5
Website	aggs.school.nz

Auckland Girls' Grammar School (AGGS) is a New Zealand secondary school for girls located in Newton, in the Auckland central business district. Established in 1888, it is one of the oldest secondary institutions in the country. The school received the Goodman Fielder awards for School and Secondary School of the year in 2000.^[1]

The main block is listed as a Category II Historic Place.^[2]

Notable alumni

Zoë Bell - stuntwoman and actress
Sue Bradford - politician and activist
Kayla Cullen - Northern Mystics netball player
Lana Coc-Kroft - NZ Miss Universe 1988, television presenter
Katrina Grant - NZ Silver Ferns
Laila Harré - union leader
Miriama Smith - actress
Kahurangi Taylor - Miss New Zealand 2008
Hon. Georgina Te Heuheu - National MP, former Minister of Courts and Women's Affairs under 1996 National-New Zealand First Government

References

^ Auckland Girls Grammar School wins Goodman Fielder School of the Year
^ "Auckland Girls Grammar School Main Blk". Register of Historic Places. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=544&m=advanced. Retrieved 2009-01-20.

External links

Ministry of Education Information