Epsom Girls' Grammar School

Coordinates: 36°52′38″S 174°46′28″E / 36.87722°S 174.77444°E / -36.87722; 174.77444
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Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Epsom Girls' Grammar School and Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson seen from Maungawhau / Mount Eden
Address
Map
Silver Road,
Epsom, Auckland,
New Zealand
Coordinates36°52′38″S 174°46′28″E / 36.87722°S 174.77444°E / -36.87722; 174.77444
Information
TypeState Single Sex Girls Secondary (Year 9–13) with Boarding Facilities
MottoLatin: Per Angusta, Ad Augusta
(Through difficulties to greatness.)
Established12 February 1917
Sister schoolAuckland Grammar School
Ministry of Education Institution no.64
PrincipalBrenda McNaughton
School roll2,206[2] (February 2024)
Colour(s)Navy and gold
   
Socio-economic decile9Q[1]
WebsiteEpsom Girls Grammar School

Epsom Girls Grammar School is a state secondary school for girls ranging from years 9 to 13 in Auckland, New Zealand. It has a roll of 2,200 as of 2024, including a number of boarders who live in nearby Epsom House, making it one of the largest schools in New Zealand.

The principal is Brenda McNaughton, the 12th principal, who succeeded Lorraine Pound in 2024.[3][4] She succeeds a long line of distinguished educators such as Margaret Bendall and Marjory Adams.[5]

History[edit]

Epsom Girls' Grammar School was established through an endowment of land in 1850 and officially opened on 12 February 1917 with 174 students.[6] Establishing Epsom Girls' was described as a "struggle", as "despite a clear need for a second girls’ school in Auckland, education administrators continued to prioritise boys’ education. Eventually EGGS emerged as an old, adapted Villa and a handful of classrooms on the Silver Road site. When the doors opened in 1917 the School had already exceeded capacity."[7]

The Old Girls Association was established in 1921, and holds a number of events each year for alumnae.[8]

In 2021, Metro (magazine) reported that Epsom Girls Grammar School was the top performing non-religious state school in Auckland over the last five years (based on Ministry of Education data of the five-year average of university entrance attainment).[9]

Property prices in the Epsom Girls Grammar School and Auckland Grammar School school zones (known as the "double Grammar zone") are particularly high - Epsom Girls is the second most expensive school zone to buy in within Auckland (with the first being Auckland Grammar School).[10]

Principals[edit]

  • Annie Christina Morrison 1917–1929[11]
  • Agnes L. Laudon 1930–1947
  • Margaret G. Johnston 1948–1952
  • Marjory F.E. Adams 1953–1970
  • Alisa M. Blakey 1970–1979
  • Gae E. Griffiths 1979–1988
  • Verna E. Dowdle 1988–1996
  • Margaret A. Bendall 1996–2004
  • Annette Sharp 2005–2008
  • Madeline J. Gunn 2008–2016
  • Lorraine Pound 2016–2023
  • Brenda McNaughton 2024–present

Notable alumnae[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Senior Leadership Team". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ Lynn, Alastair (27 January 2016). "Lorraine Pound takes the reins at Epsom Girls Grammar School". Stuff (company). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ Robyn Langwell (23 December 2007). "Principal's shock exit from Epsom Girls". The New Zealand Herald.
  6. ^ "Our History". Epsom Girls Grammar School. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Our History". Epsom Girls Grammar School. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Epsom Girls Grammar School Old Girls Association Inc". Epsom Girls Grammar School Old Girls Association Inc. Online Community. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ Inderbitzen-Waller, Karen. "Metro — The Best Schools in Auckland". www.metromag.co.nz. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ^ "$2m-plus: Prices soar in top school zones". NZ Herald. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  11. ^ New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. "Morrison, Annie Christina". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d "Founders' Awards" (PDF). 2007.
  13. ^ "Helen Clark | Biography & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  14. ^ "Kiwi ballerina Hannah O'Neill wins top dance prize". The New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2016. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Stark, Freda Beatrice – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz.
  16. ^ "Rima Te Wiata". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  17. ^ Hewitson, Michele (20 June 2007). "Genius at work – Karen Walker". The New Zealand Herald.
  18. ^ "White, Anna Lois – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz.

Book of Memories: Epsom Girls Grammar School 1917–1992

Epsom Girls Grammar School golden jubilee 1917–1967

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