Epsom Girls' Grammar School
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| Epsom Girls Grammar School | |
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| Location | |
| Silver Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| 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 | Madeleine Gunn |
| Colour(s) | Navy and gold |
| School roll | 2100 |
| Socio-economic decile | 9 [1] |
| Website | Epsom Girls Grammar School |
Epsom Girls Grammar School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 girls in Auckland, New Zealand. It had a roll of 2,100 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 Madeleine Gunn.[2] She replaced Annette Sharp, who retired at the end of 2007.[3]
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[edit] Notable alumnae
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This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources cited within this article showing they are notable and alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (June 2011) |
- Danica Aitken - world medalists in gymnastics (aerobics) and dance
- Joanna Aitken - world medalists in gymnastics (aerobics) and dance[4][5]
- Kelly Aitken - world medalists in gymnastics (aerobics) and dance
- Petra Bagust - television presenter [6]
- Helen Clark - Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-2008); Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
- Miriam Dell - President National Council of Women [7]
- Jeanette Fitzsimons - Member of Parliament and former leader of the Green Party
- Kate Hawkesby - TV presenter
- Rowena Jackson MBE - ballerina and later artistic director of the New Zealand Ballet Company
- Elizabeth Lamb - 2010 Commonwealth Games Representative
- Amy Logan - NZ Womans Waterpolo team
- Annalie Longo - New Zealand women's national football team player
- Marya Martin - flautist [8]
- Joan Metge - anthropologist [9]
- Kayla Pratt - NZ Rowing Junior Women's Quad
- Greer Robson - actress
- Wilma Smith - lead violinist in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Freda Stark - dancer
- Olivia Tennet - actress
- Karen Walker - fashion designer
- Hannah Wall - NZ U20 women football player
- Augusta Wallace - judge [10]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ^ "To the Epsom Girls Grammar School Community". Epsom Girls Grammar School. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. http://www.webcitation.org/5eAdjpmed.
- ^ Robyn Langwell (23 December 2007). "Principal's shock exit from Epsom Girls". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=337&objectid=10483927.
- ^ "8th World Championships 2004". European Union of Gymnastics. http://www.ueg-gymnastics.com/commstore/commstore2.pl/c799c3afcc5002de/en/statistics.html?k=236042&block_id=head,P3,content&P1=55&P2=55&P3=statistics&P4=6&P10=55&P9=236042. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "News from DANZ". Dance Aotearoa New Zealand. 22 October 2007. http://www.danz.org.nz/news.php?news_id=70. 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://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
[edit] External links
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