Whanganui Girls' College
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Whanganui Girls' College
| seal_image =
| 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
| coordinates = {{Coord|-39.91875|175.05614339|type:edu_region:NZ-MWT|display=inline,title}}
| principal = Nita Pond
| roll = {{NZ school roll data|188|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})
| MOE = 188
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.wanganui-girls.school.nz/}}
}}
Whanganui Girls' College is located in Jones Street Whanganui near the Dublin Street Bridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.wanganui-girls.school.nz/contact-us/|title=Contact us|publisher=Wanganui Girls' College}} The school is one of the oldest single sex educational facilities in New Zealand, founded in 1891.{{cite book|last1=Centennial Committee|first1=Wanganui Girls College|title=Wanganui Girls College Centennial Programme 1891 to 1991|date=1991|location=Wanganui|ref=Hanton and Andersen, Wanganui}}{{cite book|last1=Centennial Committee|first1=Wanganui Girls College|title=Wanganui Girls College Centennial Retrospect, A Supplement to the Programme 1891 to 1991|date=1991|location=Wanganui|ref=Hanton and Andersen, Wanganui}}
Enrolment
As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Whanganui Girls' College has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|188|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|188m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|188m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|188|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}
As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, the school has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|188|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|188b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 4 under the former socio-economic decile system).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=School Equity Index Bands and Groups |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}
Principals
==Notable alumnae==
{{Alumni|date=September 2023}}
{{maincat|People educated at Whanganui Girls' College}}
- 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
{{Reflist}}{{Schools in Manawatū-Whanganui}}{{Authority control}}
Category:Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
Category:Girls' schools in New Zealand
Category:1891 establishments in New Zealand