Celebrating Matariki with Powerful Whole-School Haka
Matariki 2025 was a truly unforgettable event at Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, marked by a powerful, full-school haka performed on our historic grounds. In the month leading up to the celebration, our incredible Year 11-13 Ngā Tūmanaka o Kahurangi students took the lead, visiting tutor classes across the school to teach the Haka Pōwhiri. This […]
Ngaire Ashmore: Cultivating Individual Success at Auckland Girls’ Grammar
When Ngaire Ashmore started as Principal at Auckland Girls’ Grammar School it was under Limited Statutory Management. Things were grim. Now NCEA success is in the mid-90 percentiles and UE close-to 90 percent. Ashmore strives so that each and every student can thrive – she and her Senior Leadership Team building bespoke programmes for each […]
Auckland Girls’ Grammar Open Day: Excellence in the Heart of Ponsonby
In the lead up to Auckland Girls’ Grammar School’s 2025 Open Day, on June 10, the school is continuing to live up to its mantra – delivering Excellence in the Heart of Ponsonby. In this bonus video profile Principal Ngaire Ashmore and members of her Senior Leadership team – plus student leaders (past and present) […]
Ponsonby News Spotlights AGGS Progress Ahead of Open Day
Ponsonby News is helping urge local parents to take a look inside the hallowed AGGS Gates. Check out their online story where, in the lead up to Open Day in June, Auckland Girls’ Grammar School Principal Ngaire Ashmore explains how much progress – academically and otherwise – AGGS has made over the past few years. […]
AGGS Deputy Head Girl: Balancing Journalism and Rugby Ambitions
https://youtu.be/KQWGEh7iK7o She’s a woman on a mission! Deputy Head Girl Magnolia Ash-Faulalo has a two-fold dream when she leaves AGGS – to become a journalist and a professional Rugby player. Both are very realistic ambitions with Magnolia reaching for the stars with the support of AGGS staff and coaches. She’s even had a taste of […]
Time for AGGS to Shine in Term Two
Term two of 2025 and it’s time for Auckland Girls’ Grammar School to shine. The term started with AGGS’ second billboard going live on the corner intersection of Ponsonby and K-roads, boasting the school’s outstanding 2024 academic results, showing visuals of all AGGS has to offer and encouraging new students to enrol now. A third […]
Rain or Shine: AGGS at Polyfest’s 50th Anniversary
Auckland Girls’ Grammar School again shone brightly at the 50th anniversary of Polyfest, which took place across four days in early April. AGGS has a super proud history at the event and its across-the-board success continued again in 2025. Although there were three weather-disputed days, students, teachers, families, organisers, supporters, and a plethora of spectators […]
Achieving Excellence: The AGGS 2025 Strategy
AGGS current academic excellence hasn’t happened by accident. Intricate planning and a willingness to step outside the box has gone into its 2024 numbers – NCEA Levels 1,2 and 3 in the 90 percentile and UE at 87 percent. The man crunching the data numbers and helping lead the way forward for AGGS in its […]
AGGS feature in Stuff Polyfest preview
Hype’s building in the lead up to Polyfest’s 50th anniversary. And as the mainstream media look back on what’s been and look ahead to this year’s momentous celebrations, smiling AGGS faces are centrestage. Check out the link to Stuff’s Polyfest preview below. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360619115/record-number-groups-perform-polyfest-stage-50th-anniversary Meantime, AGGS’ preparations have been going on in-secret within the school grounds. […]
Auckland Girls’ Grammar School: A Message for the City
AGGS is shouting its 2024 academic success loud and proud with its first Auckland city billboard.Screening this week on the corner of Ponsonby and Great North Roads, the billboard celebrates the outstanding academic success of Auckland Girls’Grammar School last year.As the billboard screams, AGGS Level 1 NCEA success rate was 90.1 percent, Level 2 was 94.7 […]