Whanganui Girls' College

School

39°55′08″S 175°03′22″E / 39.91875°S 175.05614339°E / -39.91875; 175.05614339InformationFunding typeStateMottoAd Astra
PoutamatiaEstablished1891Ministry of Education Institution no.188PrincipalNita PondYears offered9–13GenderSingle-sex Secondary School for GirlsSchool roll379^[1] (February 2024)Socio-economic decile3I^[2]Websitewww.wanganui-girls.school.nz

Whanganui Girls' College is located in Jones Street Whanganui near the Dublin Street Bridge.^[3] The school is one of the oldest single sex educational facilities in New Zealand, founded in 1891.^[4]^[5]

Principals

Mary Isabel Fraser

Notable alumnae

Jackie Abraham-Lawrie (born 1974), rower
Monica Brewster (1886–1973), arts patron and women's rights advocate
Edith Collier (1885–1964), artist
Dorothy Davies (1899–1987), pianist
Ellen France (born 1956), lawyer and judge
Patricia France (1911–1995), artist
Nola Luxford (1901–1994), radio pioneer
Jennie McCormick (born 1963), astronomer
Christine McElwee (1946–2022), politician, historian, author and teacher
Anne Noble (born 1954), photographer
Victoria Ransom, entrepreneur
Ruth Ross (1920–1982), historian
Gillian Weir (born 1941), organist

References

^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ "Contact us". Wanganui Girls' College.
^ Centennial Committee, Wanganui Girls College (1991). Wanganui Girls College Centennial Programme 1891 to 1991. Wanganui.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Centennial Committee, Wanganui Girls College (1991). Wanganui Girls College Centennial Retrospect, A Supplement to the Programme 1891 to 1991. Wanganui.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)