Whanganui Girls' College

Whanganui Girls' College
Address
Jones Street, Whanganui,
Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Coordinates 39°55′08″S 175°03′22″E / 39.91875°S 175.05614339°E / -39.91875; 175.05614339Coordinates: 39°55′08″S 175°03′22″E / 39.91875°S 175.05614339°E / -39.91875; 175.05614339
Information
Funding type State
Motto Ad Astra
Poutamatia
Established 1891
Ministry of Education Institution no. 188
Principal Tania King
Years offered 9–13
Gender Single-sex Secondary School for Girls
School roll 327[1] (July 2016)
Socio-economic decile 3I[2]
Website www.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

Notable alumnae

References

  1. "Directory of Schools - as at 2 August 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "Contact us". Wanganui Girls' College.
  4. Centennial Committee, Wanganui Girls College (1991). Wanganui Girls College Centennial Programme 1891 to 1991. Wanganui.
  5. Centennial Committee, Wanganui Girls College (1991). Wanganui Girls College Centennial Retrospect, A Supplement to the Programme 1891 to 1991. Wanganui.
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