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

Mary Isabel Fraser

Notable alumnae

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

Schools in Whanganui

Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui

Girls' schools in New Zealand

1891 establishments in New Zealand

Educational institutions established in 1891

Whanganui Girls' College