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Whanganui Collegiate School (formerly Wanganui Collegiate School; see here) is a state-integrated, coeducational, day and boarding, secondary school in Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand. The school is affiliated with the Anglican church.

History
Whanganui Collegiate School was founded in 1854 thanks to a land grant by the Governor of New Zealand, Sir George Grey, to the Bishop of New Zealand, George Augustus Selwyn, for the purpose of establishing a school. The school moved to its current site in 1911. Originally a boys-only school, it began admitting girls at senior levels in 1991 and became fully co-educational in 1999. St George’s School merged with Collegiate in 2010 to provide primary education for day students and secondary education for day and boarding students. In November 2012, the school integrated into the state system. The school changed its name to Whanganui Collegiate School in January 2019. In mid-2023, it announced plans to replace NCEA Level 1 with Cambridge IGCSE from 2024.

Campus
The school grounds host numerous sporting facilities, including the Izard Gymnasium, High Performance Cricket Centre, a water surface hockey turf, and team sports fields. The nearby Whanganui River is used for rowing training and competitions, with Collegiate having won the Maadi Cup 17 times, a national record. The school also hosts the Whanganui Cricket Festival each year.



School life
As a boarding school, the house system plays a significant role in student life. Each house accommodates approximately 80 students and has its own Housemaster, Assistant Housemaster, and Matron. The school houses are named Harvey, Hadfield, Grey, Selwyn, Godwin, and Bishops.

Notable alumni

 * Andrew Bayly, National Party MP
 * Cameron Brewer, Auckland Councillor
 * Tom Bruce, New Zealand international cricketer
 * Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, Law Lord
 * Mark Cooper, President of New Zealand Court of Appeal
 * Professor Michael Corballis, professor of psychology
 * Wyatt Creech, Deputy Prime Minister
 * Simon Dickie, Olympic gold medalist in rowing
 * Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
 * Sir Harold Gillies, father of plastic surgery
 * Leon Götz, National Party MP
 * Sir Richard Harrison, National Party MP and Speaker of the House
 * Volker Heine, physicist
 * Joline Henry, Silver Fern netballer
 * Nichkhun Horvejkul, Thai-American singer and actor
 * Jimmy Hunter, member of The Original All Blacks
 * Sir Roy Jack, National Party MP, Speaker of the House and Cabinet Minister
 * Shehan Karunatilaka, Booker Prize winner
 * David Kirk, All Black World Cup winning captain and former Chief Executive of Fairfax Media
 * Patrick Marshall, geologist
 * Hamish McDouall, Mayor of Whanganui
 * Sir John McGrath, Solicitor-General and Supreme Court Justice
 * Ian McKelvie, National Party MP
 * Air Vice Marshal Cuthbert MacLean, RAF Officer
 * Lloyd Morrison, businessman
 * John Pattison, Battle of Britain fighter pilot
 * Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, former Governor-General of New Zealand, Olympic medallist
 * Sir Hugh Rennie, lawyer and businessman
 * Earle Riddiford, lawyer and mountaineer
 * John Scott, former Director-General of the Fiji Red Cross
 * Rebecca Scown, Olympic gold medalist in rowing
 * Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, Fijian statesman
 * Sir Brian Talboys, Deputy Prime Minister
 * John Tanner, murderer
 * Sir Ron Trotter, businessman
 * Jeremy Wells, television and radio personality
 * Professor David Williams, Treaty of Waitangi and legal scholar

Headmasters

 * Charles Henry Sinderby Nicholls (1854–1865)
 * Henry H Godwin (1865–1877)
 * George Richard Saunders (1878–1882)
 * Bache Wright Harvey (1882–1887)
 * Walter Empson (1888–1909)
 * Julian Llewellyn Dove (1909–1914)
 * Hugh Latter (1914–1916)
 * Patrick Marshall (1917–1922)
 * Robert Guy Wilson (1922)
 * Charles Frederick Pierce (1922–1931)
 * John Allen (1932–1935)
 * Frank William Gilligan (1936–1954)
 * Rab Brougham Bruce-Lockhart (1954–1960)
 * Thomas Umfrey Wells (1960–1980)
 * Ian McKinnon (1980–1988)
 * Trevor Stanton McKinlay (1988–1995)
 * Johnathan Rae Hensman (1995–2003)
 * Craig Considine (2003–2008)
 * Tim Wilbur (2008–2013)
 * Chris Moller (2013–2017)
 * Ross Brown (2017) (acting)
 * Wayne Brown (2018–present)