Auckland Girls' Grammar School

Auckland Girls' Grammar School

The school seen from Hopetoun Street, looking north
Address
Howe Street, Newton, Auckland
Coordinates 36°51′25″S 174°45′13″E / 36.8569°S 174.7537°E / -36.8569; 174.7537Coordinates: 36°51′25″S 174°45′13″E / 36.8569°S 174.7537°E / -36.8569; 174.7537
Information
Type State single-sex girls' secondary school (Years 9-13)
Motto Latin: Per Angusta Ad Augusta
"Through trials to triumph"
Established 1888
Ministry of Education Institution no. 53
Principal Ngaire Ashmore
Colour(s) gold, navy blue
School roll 1176[1] (July 2017)
Socio-economic decile 3H[2]
Website aggs.school.nz
The school seen from the air in 1934.

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.[3]

The main block is listed as a Category II Historic Place.[4]

Notable alumnae

References

  1. "Directory of Schools - as at 2 August 2017". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. Auckland Girls Grammar School wins Goodman Fielder School of the Year Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. "Auckland Girls Grammar School Main Blk". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-01-20.


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