| Tauranga Girls' College | |
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| Address | |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′47″S 176°08′41″E / 37.7131°S 176.1448°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Girls, Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | Pergo et Perago (Strive to Achieve) |
| Established | 1958 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 122 |
| Principal | Tara Kanji |
| School roll | 1452[1] (April 2023) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | tgc.school.nz |
Tauranga Girls' College is a state single-sex girls secondary school in Tauranga, New Zealand. It offers the NCEA system of qualifications. The school has a roll of 1452 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of April 2023.[1] The current principal is Ms Tara Kanji.
Tauranga Girls' has many extracurricular activities, the largest of which is the drama production, which is produced with Tauranga Boys' College.
It was created due to the population increase and small area of Tauranga College, which became the site for Tauranga Boys College.
Houses
Tauranga Girls' College has 5 houses.[3]
- Batten (blue), named after pilot Jean Batten
- Sheppard (purple), named after activist Kate Sheppard
- Mansfield (yellow), named after author Katherine Mansfield
- Te Auetu (red), named after activist Te Auetu Harata Hall
- Whina (green), named after activist Whina Cooper
Notable alumnae
References
- 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ Houses
External links
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