Wellington Girls' College

Wellington Girls' College
Te Kāreti Kōtiro o Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Wellington Girls' College; Te Kāreti Kōtiro o Te Whanganui-a-Tara
	Wellington Girls' College from Pipitea Street
Address
	Pipitea Street,; Thorndon,; Wellington,; New Zealand
Coordinates	41°16′29″S 174°46′50″E / 41.2748°S 174.7806°E
Information
Type	State Single Sex (Girls) Secondary School (year 9–13)
Motto	Lumen Accipe et Imperti; "Receive the light and pass it on"
Established	1883
Ministry of Education Institution no.	272
Principal	Julia Davidson
School roll	1,429 (February 2024)
Color(s)	Teal; Black; Gold
Mascot	The Teal Seal
Socio-economic decile	10Z
Yearbook	The Reporter
Website	wgc.school.nz

Wellington Girls' College was founded in 1883 in Wellington, New Zealand. At that time it was called Wellington Girls' High School. Wellington Girls' College is a year 9 to 13 state secondary school, located in Thorndon in central Wellington.^[4]

History

Seeing a need for higher education for girls the founding fathers of Wellington College leased a building in Abel Smith Street in 1882 and appointed Miss Martha Hamilton as the Lady Principal of the school. It opened on 2 February 1883 with 40 students. However, by the end of its first year the roll increased to almost 100 girls, and when the Premier, the Rt. Hon. Robert Stout visited the school in 1884 the building was overcrowded with 130 students. As a result of his visit the school was moved to its current site in Pipitea Street.

Before the school the Colonial Hospital, Wellington's first public hospital, was built on the site in 1847.^[5] It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1848^[6] and a new building large enough to meet the needs of the city was built in 1855.^[5]^[7] It was replaced by Wellington Hospital.

In 1925 the Wellington East Girls' College was established to serve the southern and eastern suburbs.

Notable alumnae

The arts

Fleur Adcock – poet
Isobel Andrews – playwright, novelist, short-story writer and poet
Sylvia Ashton-Warner – writer, poet and educator^[8]
Vidyamala Burch – writer and mindfulness teacher
Joe Cotton – pop singer
Anne French – editor and poet^[9]
Rebecca Gibney – actor
Robin Hyde – poet, novelist, biographer and journalist
Annabel Langbein – celebrity cook, food writer and publisher
Katherine Mansfield – writer
Elizabeth McRae – actor^[9]
Marjory Nicholls – poet
Anna Paquin – actor
Beverley Randell – children's author^[9]
Jo Randerson – writer, playwright, theatre director and performer^[10]
Fran Walsh – screenwriter and film producer
Bridget Williams – publisher^[11]

Public service

Nellie Coad – teacher, community leader, writer
Cathy Dewes – Māori language advocate, educator
Winnie Laban – politician^[10]
Margaret Shields – politician^[10]

Science and medicine

Elaine Gurr – doctor
Helen Deem – doctor
Theodora Clemens Hall – doctor
Ocean Mercier – scientist
Marion Robinson – professor of nutrition
Dianne Sika–Paotonu – immunologist

Sports

Gina Crampton – netball player^[12]
Beth Jurgeleit – hockey player
Jackie Kiddle – rower
Trish McKelvey – cricketer^[10]
Melissa Moon – athlete
Thamsyn Newton – cricketer
Rebecca Perrott – swimmer^[10]
Sarah Tetzlaff – competition climber and Olympian^[13]
Jade Wilson – squash player^[14]

Notable staff

Airini Beautrais – poet
Edith Searle Grossmann – novelist and journalist^[15]
Edith Howes – writer and educationalist^[16]

Principals

	Principal	Period
1	Martha Hamilton	1883–1900
2	Mary McLean	1900–1926
3	Violet Greig	1926–1938
4	Esther North	1938–1950
5	Maida Clark	1950–1958
6	Betty Fraser	1958–1978
7	Elaine Barnett	1978–1995
–	Kath Kelly (acting)	1995
8	Ngaire Newton	1995–1996
–	Kath Kelly (acting)	1996–1997
9	Marg McLeod	1997–2006
–	Denise Johnson (acting)	2006–2007
10	Julia Davidson	2008–present

References

^ "WGC Prospectus 2021" (PDF). Wellington Girls' College. 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Education Review Report: Wellington Girls' College 25/05/2009". Education Review Office. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for Children: opened 13th March 1912. Wellington. 1912. OCLC 155838330.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Earthquake". New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian. 18 October 1848. p. 2 – via Papers Past.
^ "Medical". New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian. 5 February 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 11 July 2023 – via Papers Past.
^ "School Ties Newsletter" (PDF). School Ties (14). May 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "School Ties Newsletter" (PDF). School Ties (15). November 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "School Ties Newsletter" (PDF). School Ties (16). December 2012.
^ "Alumni Reconnect: Bridget Williams, publisher". chamber music blog. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ "School Ties – Wellington Girls' College Alumnae Newsletter – December 2016" (PDF). www.wellington-girls.school.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ McFadden, Suzanne (30 July 2018). "Young climber striving to be faster, higher, stronger: As climbing becomes a new Olympic sport, 18-year-old Sarah Tetzlaff is reaching heights no Kiwi climber has reached before". Newsroom. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Young squash star remembered". Stuff. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Grossmann, Edith Searle". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ Murray, Heather. "Howes, Edith Annie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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[1] "WGC Prospectus 2021" (PDF). Wellington Girls' College. 2020.

[NZ_school_roll_data-2] "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[decile2015-3] "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[4] "Education Review Report: Wellington Girls' College 25/05/2009". Education Review Office. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

[:0-5] King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for Children: opened 13th March 1912. Wellington. 1912. OCLC 155838330.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[6] "Earthquake". New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian. 18 October 1848. p. 2 – via Papers Past.

[7] "Medical". New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian. 5 February 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 11 July 2023 – via Papers Past.

[schoolties14-8] "School Ties Newsletter" (PDF). School Ties (14). May 2010.

[schoolties15-9] "School Ties Newsletter" (PDF). School Ties (15). November 2010.

[schoolties16-10] "School Ties Newsletter" (PDF). School Ties (16). December 2012.

[11] "Alumni Reconnect: Bridget Williams, publisher". chamber music blog. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[wgs122016-12] "School Ties – Wellington Girls' College Alumnae Newsletter – December 2016" (PDF). www.wellington-girls.school.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[13] McFadden, Suzanne (30 July 2018). "Young climber striving to be faster, higher, stronger: As climbing becomes a new Olympic sport, 18-year-old Sarah Tetzlaff is reaching heights no Kiwi climber has reached before". Newsroom. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[14] "Young squash star remembered". Stuff. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[15] Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Grossmann, Edith Searle". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[DNZB_Howes-16] Murray, Heather. "Howes, Edith Annie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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Wellington Girls' College

History

Notable alumnae

The arts

Public service

Science and medicine

Sports

Notable staff

Principals

References

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