Epsom 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 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.

Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Epsom Girls' Grammar School and Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson seen from Maungawhau / Mount Eden
Address
Silver Road,
Epsom, Auckland,
New Zealand
Coordinates36°52′38″S 174°46′28″E
Information
TypeState Single Sex Girls Secondary (Year 9–13) with Boarding Facilities
MottoLatin: Per Angusta, Ad Augusta
(Through difficulties to greatness.)
Established12 February 1917
Ministry of Education Institution no.64
PrincipalLorraine Pound
School roll2176[1] (April 2023)
Colour(s)Navy and gold
   
Socio-economic decile9Q[2]
WebsiteEpsom Girls Grammar School

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]

Headmistresses/Principals

  • Annie Christina Morrison 1917–1929[6]
  • 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–present

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  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. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. "Morrison, Annie Christina". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. "Founders' Awards" (PDF). 2007.
  8. "Helen Clark | Biography & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  9. "Kiwi ballerina Hannah O'Neill wins top dance prize". The New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2016. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. "Stark, Freda Beatrice – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz.
  11. "Rima Te Wiata". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. Hewitson, Michele (20 June 2007). "Genius at work – Karen Walker". The New Zealand Herald.
  13. "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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