Tauranga Girls' College is a state single-sex girls secondary school in

Tauranga Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the List of cities in New Zealand, fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of or roughly 3% of t ...

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. It offers the NCEA system of qualifications. The school has a roll of students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of The current principal is Ms Tara Kanji. Tauranga Girls' has many extracurricular activities, the largest of which is the drama production, which is produced with

Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1946 as Tauranga College, before overcrowding saw the school become single-sex in 1958. The ...

. It was created due to the population increase and small area of

Tauranga College Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1946 as Tauranga College, before overcrowding saw the school become single-sex in 1958. The ...

, which became the site for

Tauranga Boys College Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1946 as Tauranga College, before overcrowding saw the school become single-sex in 1958. The ...

Houses

Tauranga Girls' College has 5 houses.Houses
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Notable alumnae

References

External links

Official Alumni website
Educational institutions established in 1958 Girls' schools in New Zealand Secondary schools in the Bay of Plenty Region Schools in Tauranga 1958 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-school-stub