Tauranga Girls' College
| Tauranga Girls' College | |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′47″S 176°08′41″E / 37.7131°S 176.1448°E |
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| 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 | 1,422[1] (February 2024) |
| 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 1,422 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of February 2024.[1] The current principal is Ms Tara Kanji.
Tauranga Girls' has many extracurricular activities, the largest of which is the drama production,[citation needed] 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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ Houses
External links[edit]
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