Wellington East Girls’ College

Wellington East Girls' College is a state single-sex girls' secondary school which sits directly above Mount Victoria Tunnel, Wellington, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school currently has 1,006 students.

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Type: School
Description: state secondary (year 9-15) school in Wellington, New Zealand
Also known as: “Wellington East”, “Wellington East Girls College”, and “Wellington East Girls‘ College”
Address: Austin Street, 6011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gifford Observatory and Basin Reserve.

Gifford Observatory

Observatory

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The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in the suburb of Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society. Gifford Observatory is situated 280 metres southwest of Wellington East Girls’ College.

Basin Reserve

Stadium

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The Basin Reserve, commonly referred to as the Basin and also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. Basin Reserve is situated 520 metres northwest of Wellington East Girls’ College.

Wellington College

School

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Wellington College, is a state-run boys secondary school in Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated on 12 hectares of green belt land in the suburb of Mount Victoria, in the vicinity of the Basin Reserve and Government House. Wellington College is situated 220 metres west of Wellington East Girls’ College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Victoria and Hataitai.

Mount Victoria

Suburb

Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.

Hataitai

Suburb

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Hataitai is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, 3.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre. The suburb extends over the southeastern flank of Mount Victoria and down a valley between the Town Belt and a ridge along the shoreline of Evans Bay.

Newtown

Suburb

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The suburb of Newtown lies in the southern part of Wellington in New Zealand. It lies east of Vogeltown, between Mount Cook and Berhampore. The main thoroughfares of Newtown are Riddiford St, leading from Mount Cook to Berhampore and Melrose, and Constable St, leading from Newtown to Kilbirnie.

Wellington East Girls’ College

Categories: secondary school, built structure, public school, and education
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.30312° or 41° 18′ 11″ south

Longitude

174.7853° or 174° 47′ 7″ east

Open location code

4VCPMQWP+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199917781

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q7981391

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In Other Languages

“Wellington East Girls’ College” goes by many names.

French: “Wellington East Girls‘ College”

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