Whanganui Girls' College
Whanganui Girls' College is located in Jones Street Whanganui near the Dublin Street Bridge. The school is one of the oldest single sex educational facilities in New Zealand, founded in 1891.
Principals
Notable alumnae
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- 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.
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