Marlborough Girls' College is a state single-sex secondary school in Blenheim,

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. The school was established in 1963 after splitting from Marlborough College (now

Marlborough Boys' College Marlborough Boys' College is a state single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand. The school was established as Marlborough High School in 1899 (renamed Marlborough College in 1919). The school in its current form was established in 1963 ...

). Serving Years 9 to 13, the college has students as of .

History

This school was established in 1963. Previously Blenheim was served by the co-educational Marlborough College, which subsequently continued to serve as

Enrolment

As of , Marlborough Girls' College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. As of , the school has an

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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former

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system).

Houses

The Marlborough Girls' College has four houses: * Awatere * Ōpaoa * Kaituna * Wairau

Notable staff

* J. S. Parker – artist

Notable alumnae

* Megan Craig (born 1992) – squash player *

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References

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