Wellington Girls' College Te Kāreti Kōtiro o Te Whanganui-a-Tara | |
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Address | |
Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 41°16′29″S 174°46′50″E / 41.2748°S 174.7806°E |
Information | |
Type | State Single Sex (Girls) Secondary School (year 9–13) |
Motto | Lumen Accipe et Imperti "Receive the light and pass it on"[1] |
Established | 1883 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 272 |
Principal | Julia Davidson |
School roll | 1424[2] (August 2024) |
Color(s) | Teal Black Gold |
Mascot | The Teal Seal |
Socio-economic decile | 10Z[3] |
Yearbook | The Reporter |
Website | wgc.school.nz |
Wellington Girls' College was founded in 1883 in Wellington, New Zealand. At that time it was called Wellington Girls' High School. Wellington Girls' College is a year 9 to 13 state secondary school, located in Thorndon in central Wellington.[4]