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Principal's email: eugenev@wcc.school.nz
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Secondary school with boarding facilities.
Gender: mixed until 1960, then boys-only until 1994. From 1994, mixed.
Controlling organisation: Government. State control.
The school’s hostel (Purnell House, also known as College Hostel) was built in1931, housing male and female students.
From the Whanganui Chronicle article: "1978-79 authorities in Wellington advised that all educational facilities constructed of brick and mortar cement plaster be closed for safety reasons...". This affected "...not only included the hostel but several other school buildings in Whanganui".
School website
Whanganui Chronicle: 'Purnell House: 90 years on, another 90-year-old reflects on the Whanganui building's history'
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