An aspiring doctor and an aspiring lawyer are Auckland Girls’ Grammar School’s 2024 student leaders and they’re urging local Ponsonby parents to open their eyes to the school on their doorstep.
Head Girls Delilah Vale and Samarah Basir believe the education and support they’ve received at AGGS over their five years there is second to none.
Delilah, who post-AGGS aims to be a surgeon after attending Auckland University for Bio-med, says right from year nine at Auckland Girls’ the school’s staff is vocal about career pathways.
“Especially with harder career choices like law and medicine,” she says, “it’s comforting to know they can see step by step how we need to get there.”
Samarah, who hopes to be a lawyer, agrees: “AGGS definitely helped me to realise what my dreams were and led me on that path of law.”
Academically, AGGS is dazzling under the seven-year reign of Principal Ngaire Ashmore. In 2023 more than 80 percent of its students achieved University Entrance, putting it right up there with its inner city cohorts.
“Our work is to grow our students to be confident, caring and passionate,” explains Ashmore. “We want AGGS girls to become independent women who make a positive contribution to the wider community.”
And while academic excellence is key for parents, both Samarah and Delilah say AGGS is about more than academic excellence.
The school has incredible facilities – two heated swimming pools, a revamped gym, a covered sports ‘cloud’, a new science faculty building, a theatre, dance studio and, of course, one of the most beautiful heritage buildings in Auckland.
It’s also a school infamous for its ‘sisterhood' and both Head Girls say the value of being supported and encouraged by your fellow students is priceless.
Both girls love that students travel from all over Auckland to attend AGGS but they’re staggered that many Ponsonby, Herne Bay and St Marys Bay families often don’t consider AGGS as an option for their daughters
They’re encouraging local parents to at least take a walk down the school’s grand driveway for Open Day 2024. “I passionately believe that AGGS provides you and prepares you for the future,” explains Samarah.
Delilah, who commutes to AGGS from Waiheke Island, adds her voice: “In essence, AGGS will set your daughter up for life and the lessons she’ll learn will help her become an independent and confident woman ready to seize all opportunities.”
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Published: May 2024