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Whanganui City College

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Funding type
  
State

Ministry of Education Institution no.
  
187

Socio-economic decile
  
2E

School roll
  
335 (November 2015)

Phone
  
+64 6-349 0180

Established
  
1911

Years offered
  
9–13

Principal
  
Peter Kaua

Ministry of education institution number
  
187

Founded
  
1911

Gender
  
Coeducational Secondary School

Address
  
84 Ingestre St, Whanganui, 4500, New Zealand

Motto
  
Superanda Omnia Ferendo; (By work, all things can be overcome)

Similar
  
Whanganui High School, Wanganui Collegiate School, Whanganui Girls' College, Whanganui Intermedi School, Rutherford Junior High School

Whanganui City College 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

  • Peter Belliss (1965–68), World and Commonwealth bowls champion
  • Ruka Broughton, New Zealand tohunga, Anglican priest and university lecturer
  • Paul Callaghan, scientist
  • Air Commodore Al Deere, OBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, Battle of Britain pilot and author
  • Dave Feickert, mines safety advisor
  • Andy Haden (1965–1968), All Black
  • Michael Laws (1970–74, Hostel), Mayor, MP, broadcaster, writer
  • Waisake Naholo, All Black
  • Paul Perez, Samoan Rugby International
  • Akapusi Qera, Fijian Rugby International
  • Graham Sims (1964–67, Hostel), All Black
  • Rana Waitai, MP
  • James Allen Ward, RNZAF pilot, recipient of VC

    • Wanganui Technical College

    Established in 1911, an amalgamation of the Wanganui Technical School of Design (est. 1892) and Victoria Avenue District High School.

    Wanganui Boys' College

    Wanganui Technical College became Wanganui Boys' College from 1964.

    References

    Whanganui City College Wikipedia
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