Wellington Girls' College
- Wellington Girls' College
Infobox NZ school
name = Wellington Girls' College
Te Kreti Ktiro O Te Whanga-Nui-A-Tara
badge =
motto = "Lumen Accipe et Imperti"
"Take the light and pass it on"
type = State Single Sex (Girls) Secondary School (Year 9-13)
established = 1883
address = Pipitea Street,
Thorndon,
Wellington,
New Zealand
principal = Julia Davidson
roll = 1200
decile = 10
|MOE = 272
homepage = [http://www.wellington-girls.school.nz/ www.wellington-girls.school.nz]
Wellington Girls' College was founded in 1883 in Wellington New Zealand. At that time it was called Wellington Girls' High School. It is located in Thorndon in central Wellington, near the Parliament buildings of New Zealand, and with views of the famous Wellington harbour.
As an academic school, the school is primarily focused on training girls for careers as experts in the Scientific and Technological areas. Wellington Girls' is also pre-eminent in many other spheres of learning, sport and cultural pursuits. Sixteen percent of all students at the school are Asian. The November 2005 ERO report states that there are 35 international students [cite web
title =Education Review Report: Wellington Girls' College November 2005
publisher =Education Review Office
date =November 17, 2005
url =http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero%5Creppub.nsf/Institution/87957D441238700FCC2570CA000B5CAF/$File/272.htm?OpenElement
accessdate = 2008-04-23 ] .
Alumnae
* Robin Hyde - South African and world famous poet
* Katherine Mansfield - world famous writer
* Fleur Adcock - famous poet
* Anna Paquin - youngest Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 'the Piano'
* Fran Walsh - Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film producer
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