Whanganui City College

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Whanganui City College
Address
Whanganui City College
84 Ingestre Street, Whanganui,
Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Coordinates 39°55′54″S175°02′45″E / 39.9316°S 175.0458°E / -39.9316; 175.0458
Information
Funding typeState
MottoSuperanda Omnia Ferendo
(By work, all things can be overcome)
Established1911
Ministry of Education Institution no. 187
PrincipalPeter Kaua
Years offered9–13
GenderCoeducational Secondary School
School roll288 [1] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile2E [2]
Website www.wcc.school.nz

Whanganui City College [3] is located in Ingestre Street, Whanganui. It became Wanganui City College in 1994. It was formerly the Wanganui Technical College established in 1911 and it became Wanganui Boys' College in 1964.

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Notable alumni

Early years

Wanganui Technical College

The school was established in 1911, an amalgamation of the Wanganui Technical School of Design (est. 1892) and Victoria Avenue District High School. [4]

Wanganui Boys' College

Wanganui Technical College became Wanganui Boys' College from 1964.

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References

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