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.- Type: School
- Description: state secondary (year 9-15) school in Whanganui, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wanganui Girls College” and “Whanganui Girls‘ College”
- Address: 21 Jones Street, Whanganui East, Whanganui, 4500
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moutoa Gardens and Whanganui Regional Museum.
Moutoa Gardens
Park
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC0.
Moutoa Gardens, also known as Pākaitore, is a historically significant site and park in the city of Whanganui, New Zealand. In 1995 it was the site of a protest by local Māori and a 79 day occupation which divided New Zealand public opinion. Moutoa Gardens is situated 1½ km south of Whanganui Girls’ College.
Whanganui Regional Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The Whanganui Regional Museum in Whanganui, New Zealand, has an extensive collection of natural and human-history objects. The emphasis is on items from the Manawatū-Whanganui region, but the collection also includes objects of national and international significance, such as Pacific tapa, ceramics from Asia and Cyprus, and moa bones from nearby Makirikiri Swamp. Whanganui Regional Museum is situated 1½ km south of Whanganui Girls’ College.
Alexander Heritage & Research Library
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alexander Heritage & Research Library is situated 1¼ km south of Whanganui Girls’ College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whanganui East and Whanganui.
Whanganui East
Suburb
Whanganui East is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
Whanganui
Photo: Ripdog2121, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whanganui or Wanganui is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Whanganui River, which flows from Mount Tongariro via the stunning Whanganui National Park. The district has a population of about 48,000 in 2022.
St Johns Hill
Suburb
St Johns Hill is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
Whanganui Girls’ College
- Categories: secondary school, public school, boarding school, and education
- Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.91897° or 39° 55′ 8″ southLongitude
175.05632° or 175° 3′ 23″ eastOpen location code
4VGQ33J4+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 103394645OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q26258463
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