Wellington Girls' College

History

Notable alumnae

• Fleur Adcock – poet
• Gina Crampton – Silver Ferns and Southern Steel netballer
• Sylvia Ashton-Warner – writer, poet and educator
• Nellie Euphemia Coad – teacher, community leader, writer
• Anne French – editor and poet
• Rebecca Gibney – actor
• Robin Hyde – poet, novelist, biographer and journalist
• Beth Jurgeleit – hockey player
• Jackie Kiddle – rower
• Luamanuvao Winnie Laban – politician
• Annabel Langbein – celebrity cook, food writer and publisher
• Katherine Mansfield – writer
• Trish McKelvey – cricketer
• Elizabeth McRae – actor
• Ocean Mercier – scientist
• Melissa Moon – athlete
• Thamsyn Newton – cricketer
• Marjory Nicholls – poet
• Anna Paquin – actor
• Rebecca Perrott – swimmer
• Beverley Randell – children's author
• Jo Randerson – writer, playwright, theatre director and performer
• Margaret Shields – politician
• Fran Walsh – screenwriter and film producer
• Bridget Williams – publisher
• Jade Wilson - squash player
• Vidyamala Burch - mindfulness teacher

  Notable staff

• Airini Beautrais – poet
• Edith Searle Grossmann – novelist and journalist
• Edith Howes – writer and educationalist

  Principals