Epsom Girls' Grammar School
| Epsom Girls Grammar School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
Silver Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 36°52′38″S 174°46′28″E / 36.87722°S 174.77444°ECoordinates: 36°52′38″S 174°46′28″E / 36.87722°S 174.77444°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Single Sex Girls Secondary (Year 9–13) with Boarding Facilities |
| Motto |
Latin: Per Angusta, Ad Augusta (Through difficulties to greatness.) |
| Established | 1917 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 64 |
| Principal | Madeline Gunn |
| Colour(s) |
Navy and gold |
| School roll | 2228[1] (March 2015) |
| Socio-economic decile | 9Q[2] |
| Website | Epsom Girls Grammar School |
Epsom Girls Grammar School is a state secondary school for girls ranging from years 9 to 13 in Auckland, New Zealand. It had a roll of 2,200 as of 2012, including a number of boarders who live in nearby Epsom House, making it one of the largest schools in New Zealand.
The principal is Madeline Gunn.[3] She succeeds a long line of distinguished educators such as Margaret Bendall and Miss Adams.[4]
Notable alumnae
- Joanna Aitken - world medallist in gymnastics (aerobics) and dance[5][6]
- Petra Bagust - television presenter [7]
- Helen Clark - Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-2008); Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
- Lucy Cranwell - botanist
- Miriam Dell - President National Council of Women [8]
- Jeanette Fitzsimons - Member of Parliament and former leader of the Green Party
- Kate Hawkesby - TV presenter
- Barbara Farnsworth Heslop (1925-2013) - immunologist
- Hayley Holt - ballroom dancer
- Rowena Jackson MBE - ballerina and later artistic director of the New Zealand Ballet Company
- Dorothy Jelicich - Member of Parliament for Hamilton West (1972–1975)
- Elizabeth Lamb - 2010 Commonwealth Games Representative
- Annalie Longo - New Zealand women's national football team player
- Marya Martin - flautist [9]
- Joan Metge - anthropologist [10]
- Brenda Perry - tennis player [11]
- Kayla Pratt - NZ Rowing Junior Women's Quad
- Kim Annette Robertson athlete
- Greer Robson - actress
- Wilma Smith - lead violinist in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Freda Stark - dancer [12]
- Olivia Tennet - actress
- Karen Walker - fashion designer
- Hannah Wall - NZ U20 women football player
- Augusta Wallace - judge
- Lois White - artist [13]
- Vivienne Ullrich QC- District Court Judge
See also
- List of schools in New Zealand
References
- ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "To the Epsom Girls Grammar School Community". Epsom Girls Grammar School. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29.
- ↑ Robyn Langwell (23 December 2007). "Principal's shock exit from Epsom Girls". New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ "8th World Championships 2004". European Union of Gymnastics. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "News from DANZ". Dance Aotearoa New Zealand. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ http://www.eggs.school.nz/uploaded/file/Founders%20Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://www.eggs.school.nz/uploaded/file/Founders%20Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://www.eggs.school.nz/uploaded/file/Founders%20Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://www.eggs.school.nz/uploaded/file/Founders%20Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://gg.govt.nz/content/brenda-perry-auckland-mnzm-services-womens-tennis
- ↑ http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5s41/stark-freda-beatrice
- ↑ http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4w13/white-anna-lois
- ↑ http://www.eggs.school.nz/uploaded/file/Founders%20Awards.pdf
Book of Memories: Epsom Girls Grammar School 1917-1992
Epsom Girls Grammar School golden jubilee 1917-1967