Auckland Girls' Grammar School
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Auckland Girls' Grammar School (AGGS) is a New Zealand secondary school for girls located in Newton
, in the Auckland
central business district. Established in 1888, it is one of the oldest secondary institutions in the country. The school received the Goodman Fielder awards for School and Secondary School of the year in 2000.
The main block is listed as a Category II Historic Place.
Newton, New Zealand
Newton is a small suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand, under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. It had a population of 837 in the 2001 census....
, in the Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
central business district. Established in 1888, it is one of the oldest secondary institutions in the country. The school received the Goodman Fielder awards for School and Secondary School of the year in 2000.
The main block is listed as a Category II Historic Place.
Notable alumni
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- politician and activist - Kayla CullenKayla CullenKayla Cullen is a New Zealand netball player. As a high school student, Cullen played representative netball and basketball, and competed at a national level in athletics...
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- actress - Kahurangi TaylorKahurangi TaylorKahurangi Taylor is a beauty pageant contestant who represented New Zealand in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She was one of the 25 semifinalists in the competition.-External links:...
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- National MP, former Minister of Courts and Women's Affairs under 1996 National-New Zealand First Government