Epsom Girls' Grammar School

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Epsom Girls' Grammar School


Epsom Girls Grammar School
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.

The principal is Lorraine Pound, the 11th principal, who succeeded Madeline Gunn in 2016.^[3]^[4] She succeeds a long line of distinguished educators such as Margaret Bendall and Miss Adams.^[5]


Epsom Girls Grammar School
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

References

[1]

Citation Linkwww.educationcounts.govt.nz"Directory of Schools - as at 3 April 2019". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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[2]

Citation Linkwww.minedu.govt.nz"Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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[3]

Citation Linkwww.eggs.school.nz"Senior Leadership Team". Retrieved 2 April 2016.

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[4]

Citation Linkwww.stuff.co.nzLynn, Alastair (27 January 2016). "Lorraine Pound takes the reins at Epsom Girls Grammar School". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

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[5]

Citation Linkwww.nzherald.co.nzRobyn Langwell (23 December 2007). "Principal's shock exit from Epsom Girls". New Zealand Herald.

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[6]

Citation Linkwww.eggs.school.nz"Founders' Awards" (PDF). 2007.

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[7]

Citation Linkwww.britannica.com"Helen Clark".

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[8]

Citation Linkportal.issn.org"Kiwi ballerina Hannah O'Neill wins top dance prize". New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2016. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

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[9]

Citation Linkwww.teara.govt.nz"Stark, Freda Beatrice – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz.

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[10]

Citation Linkwww.komako.org.nz"Rima Te Wiata". Retrieved 14 April 2018.

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[11]

Citation Linkwww.nzherald.co.nzHewitson, Michele (20 June 2007). "Genius at work - Karen Walker". The New Zealand Herald.

Sep 23, 2019, 5:10 PM

[12]

Citation Linkwww.teara.govt.nz"White, Anna Lois – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz.