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]
| Whanganui Girls' College | |
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| Address | |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′08″S 175°03′22″E / 39.91875°S 175.05614339°E |
| Information | |
| Funding type | State |
| Motto | Ad Astra Poutamatia |
| Established | 1891 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 188 |
| Principal | Nita Pond |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| Gender | Single-sex Secondary School for Girls |
| School roll | 366[1] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3I[2] |
| Website | www |
Principals
editNotable alumnae
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2023) |
- Jackie Abraham-Lawrie – rower
- Monica Brewster – arts patron and women's rights advocate
- Edith Collier – artist
- Dorothy Davies – pianist
- Ellen France – lawyer and judge
- Patricia France – artist
- Nola Luxford – radio pioneer
- Jennie McCormick – astronomer
- Christine McElwee – politician, historian, author and teacher
- Mina McKenzie – museum director
- Anne Noble – photographer
- Victoria Ransom – entrepreneur
- Ruth Ross – historian
- Gillian Weir – organist
References
edit- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 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.
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