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 1,011 students.Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. Basin Reserve is situated 520 metres northwest of Wellington East Girls’ College.
Wellington College
School
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
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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, architectural 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″ southLongitude
174.7853° or 174° 47′ 7″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMQWP+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 199917781OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata 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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