Nga Tawa Diocesan School
Nga Tawa Diocesan School | |
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Address | |
Calico Line | |
Coordinates | 40°04′04″S 175°23′53″E / 40.0678°S 175.3980°E |
Information | |
Type | State integrated secondary, day and boarding |
Motto | Christo et Ecclesiae ("For Christ and Church") |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1891; 133 years ago |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 196 |
Principal | Lesley Carter |
Gender | Girls |
School roll | 196[1] (February 2024) |
Colour(s) | Navy and gold |
Socio-economic decile | 9Q 1,792[1] (February 2024) |
Website | www |
Nga Tawa Diocesan School, also known as the Wellington Diocesan School for Girls, is a
History
The school was founded near Shannon in 1891 by Mary Taylor. She named her school Nga Tawa because of the
Today, the school has roughly 200 pupils, most of whom are boarders. The school also accepts a growing number of international students. These students mainly come from but are not limited to, Europe and Asia.
Co-curricular
Nga Tawa students participate in a wide variety of sporting disciplines. The focus of the school is on
There are multiple cultural activities offered at the school. Nga Tawa students are represented in a varied array of disciplines and arts, particularly given the significantly smaller student body than most of their local competitors
Academic
The school previously offered the International Baccalaureate exams (up until the end of the 2013 academic year) as well as the New Zealand NCEA exams.
Notable alumnae
- Judy Bailey – television newsreader
- Iris Crooke – nurse and volunteer worker, Florence Nightingale Medal recipient
- Anne Gambrill – lawyer and jurist
- Jackie Gowler – rower[2]
- Kerri Gowler – rower[2]
- Dobell Prizewinner
- Gil Hanly – photographer
- Paige Hourigan – tennis player
- Georgia Nugent-O'Leary – rower[2]
- Alison Quentin-Baxter – constitutional lawyer
- Rebecca Sinclair – snowboarder[2]
- Susan Skerman – painter
- Shirley Smith – lawyer
References
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Past and Present Pupils – Nga Tawa Diocesan School on the World Stage" (PDF). The Calico Line. Marton, New Zealand: Nga Tawa Diocesan School. August 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2021.