Whanganui Girls' College
| Whanganui Girls' College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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 |
| Enrollment | 363[1] (July 2026) |
Socio-economic decile | 3I[2] |
| Website | www |
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]
Enrolment
As of July 2026, Whanganui Girls' College has a roll of 363 students, of which 129 (35.5%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 493,[6] placing it amongst schools whose students have above average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 4 under the former socio-economic decile system).[7]
Principals
Notable alumnae
- 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
- 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. 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) - ↑ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ↑ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.