Tauranga Girls' College

State, girls, secondary (year 9–13) school

37°42′47″S 176°08′41″E / 37.7131°S 176.1448°E / -37.7131; 176.1448InformationTypeState, Girls, Secondary (Year 9–13)MottoPergo et Perago (Strive to Achieve)Established1958Ministry of Education Institution no.122PrincipalTara KanjiSchool roll1,422^[1] (February 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 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

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

References

^ ^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