Whanganui Girls' College Explained

Whanganui Girls' College
Motto:	Ad Astra Poutamatia
Fundingtype:	State
Gender:	Single-sex Secondary School for Girls
Years:	9–13
Established:	1891
Address:	Jones Street, Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Principal:	Nita Pond
Roll:
Decile:	3I^[1]
Moe:	188

Whanganui Girls' College is located in Jones Street Whanganui near the Dublin Street Bridge.^[2] The school is one of the oldest single sex educational facilities in New Zealand, founded in 1891.^{[3] [4]}

Principals

• Mary Isabel Fraser

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015.
2. Web site: Contact us. Wanganui Girls' College.
3. Book: Centennial Committee. Wanganui Girls College. Wanganui Girls College Centennial Programme 1891 to 1991. 1991. Wanganui. Hanton and Andersen, Wanganui.
4. Book: Centennial Committee. Wanganui Girls College. Wanganui Girls College Centennial Retrospect, A Supplement to the Programme 1891 to 1991. 1991. Wanganui. Hanton and Andersen, Wanganui.