Tauranga Girls' College

Tauranga Girls' College
Address
Map
  • 930 Cameron Road
  • Gate Pa
  • Tauranga 3112
  • New Zealand
Coordinates37°42′47″S 176°08′41″E / 37.7131°S 176.1448°E / -37.7131; 176.1448
Information
TypeState, Girls, Secondary (Year 9–13)
MottoPergo et Perago (Strive to Achieve)
Established1958
Ministry of Education Institution no.122
PrincipalTara Kanji
School roll1426[1] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile6N[2]
Websitetgc.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 1426 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of August 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

Tauranga Girls' College has 5 houses.[3]

Notable alumnae

References

  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ Houses