Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Epsom Girls Grammar School | |
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Address | |
Silver Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 36°52′38″S 174°46′28″E [15] |
Information | |
Type | State Single Sex Girls Secondary (Year 9–13) with Boarding Facilities |
Motto | Latin: Per Angusta, Ad Augusta (Through difficulties to greatness.) |
Established | 12 February 1917 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 64 [16] |
Principal | Lorraine Pound |
Colour(s) | Navy and gold |
School roll | 2220[1] (March 2019) |
Socio-economic decile | 9Q[2] |
Website | Epsom Girls Grammar School [17] |
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.
Epsom Girls Grammar School | |
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Address | |
Silver Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 36°52′38″S 174°46′28″E [15] |
Information | |
Type | State Single Sex Girls Secondary (Year 9–13) with Boarding Facilities |
Motto | Latin: Per Angusta, Ad Augusta (Through difficulties to greatness.) |
Established | 12 February 1917 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 64 [16] |
Principal | Lorraine Pound |
Colour(s) | Navy and gold |
School roll | 2220[1] (March 2019) |
Socio-economic decile | 9Q[2] |
Website | Epsom Girls Grammar School [17] |
Notable alumnae
Petra Bagust - television presenter[6]
Helen Clark - 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand[7]
Miriam Dell - President, National Council of Women[6]
Rowena Jackson MBE - ballerina and later artistic director of the New Zealand Ballet Company
Dorothy Jelicich - Member of Parliament for Hamilton West (1972–1975)
Marya Martin - flautist[6]
Joan Metge - anthropologist[6]
Hannah O'Neill - principal ballerina at the Paris Opera Ballet[8]
Wilma Smith - lead violinist in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Freda Stark - dancer [9]
Olivia Tennet - actress, dancer
Rima Te Wiata - comedian and actress[10]
Karen Walker - fashion designer[11]
Jean Spencer (born 1940), Olympic gymnast
Lois White - artist [12]
Susan Moller Okin - feminist philosopher
See also
List of schools in New Zealand