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| Wellington East Girls' College | |
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 Wellington East Girls' College | |
| Address | |
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Austin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41°18′10″S 174°47′07″E / 41.3028°S 174.7852°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Single Sex Girls State Secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Established | 1925 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 274 |
| Principal | Gael Ashworth |
| School roll | 1,036[1] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[2] |
| Website | www.wegc.school.nz |
Wellington East Girls' College (WEGC, Maori name: Te Kura Kōhine o te Rāwhiti o Te Upoko o Te Ika) is a state single-sex girls' secondary school which sits directly above Mount Victoria Tunnel, Wellington, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), the school currently has 1,036[1] students.[3]
The College primarily serves families of the eastern and southern suburbs and inner-city Wellington. However, it also has students from all over Wellington, the Hutt Valley and Porirua City, out of zone students being accepted in on a ballot. The school has a Special Needs Unit for about 20 students, some of whom are integrated into the school system.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools – Education Counts". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 May 2013.