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.
Enrolment As of , Whanganui Girls' College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 4 under the former socio-economic decile system).
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
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