Year 13 students from St Mary's Diocesan School were inspired by leading women of New Zealand on a recent trip to Wellington.
"One of the key things we have found for inspiring our young women to succeed is to hear wise women speak, which was the aim for the trip," says principal Fiona Green.
The four-day excursion saw the students visit New Zealand's Supreme Court, National War Museum, Waitangi Tribunal and Parliament.
The students also got to meet a number of MPs, including Anne Tolley, Louise Upston, Melissa Lee, Maureen Pugh and Hekia Parata, who described the students as "smart and inquisitive young women".
Fiona says, "It was great for the girls to see all these women in power, all of which had very inspirational stories to share about balancing their work, life and families."