New Zealand - Auckland - Diocesan School for Girls - Form 6J - 1981 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Diocesan School for Girls - Diocesan School for Girls (Dio) is a private girls' school in Epsom - The school is Anglican-based and was established in 1903 - Bishop Moore Richard Neligan first proposed the Diocesan School for Girls in October 1903. A subcommittee of the synod purchased land in November 1903, and the first class began on 27 May 1904 with twenty-five students and Mary Etheldred Pulling as headmistress - As a private school, Diocesan School receives little funding from the government and charges parents of students tuition fees to cover costs. As of 2015, the school tuition fees for domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and residents) are approximately $18,000 for day students in Years 1 to 6 and $21,000 for day students in Years 7 to 13. Boarders pay an extra $15,000 per year #epsom #school #aucklandcentralother