Editing Wellington College of Education (section)

== Notable alumni ==

=== Attended prior to 1960 ===
*[[Marie Bell (educationalist)|Marie Bell]] (1922–2012), educationalist. Attended in 1939.
*[[Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi|Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi]] (1929–2025), advocate of [[Māori language]] education and the [[Kohanga Reo]] movement (1947–1948).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thomson |first1=Margie |title=Womankind: New Zealand Women Making a Difference |date=2019 |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-14-377272-9 |oclc=1088421180 }}{{pn|date=September 2023}}</ref>
*[[Sydney Jones]] (1894–1982), National MP for Hastings (1949–1954).<ref>{{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |author-link = Barry Gustafson |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6 |page = 324 }}</ref>
*[[Alistair Campbell (poet)|Alistair Campbell]] (1925–2009), poet, playwright, and novelist. Graduated in 1954.<ref>{{DNZB |last=Williams|first=Mark|id=6c7|title=Campbell, Alistair Te Ariki|access-date=2022-03-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Cliff Whiting]] (1936–2017), [[Māori people|Māori]] artist and teacher. Attended in 1955.
*[[Noel Hilliard]] (1929–1996), journalist and novelist. Graduated in 1955.
*[[Rose Pere]] (1937–2020), educationalist and spiritual leader. Attended in 1956 and 1957.
*[[Patricia Grace]] (born 1937), writer.

=== Attended in the 1960s and 1970s ===
*[[Margie Abbott]] (born 1958) businessperson and the wife of [[Tony Abbott]], the 28th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (attended in 1974).
*[[Helen Beaglehole]] (born 1946), children's author and historian. Attended 1978.
*[[Maureen Lander]] (born 1942), weaver and artist. Attended 1963.
*[[Robert Lord (playwright)|Robert Lord]], playwright, attended in 1969 and 1970.
*[[Sam Hunt (poet)|Sam Hunt]] (born 1946), poet, attended in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wellington Teacher's College students celebrate 50 years on {{!}} Wellington Faculty of Education {{!}} Victoria University of Wellington|url=https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/education/about/news/1710910-50-year-reunion-of-the-wellington-teachers-college-1968-cohort|access-date=18 June 2020|website=www.wgtn.ac.nz|date=2 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016|title=Hunt, Sam|url=https://www.read-nz.org/writer/hunt-sam|access-date=18 June 2020|website=Read NZ}}</ref>
*[[David McGill (writer)|David McGill]] (born 1942), writer, attended early 1960s.

=== Attended in or after the 1980s ===
*[[Helen Kelly (trade unionist)|Helen Kelly]] (1964–2016), trade unionist. Enrolled in 1983, she also became the president of the student association.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Nikki|date=14 October 2016|title=From the archives: The making of unionist Helen Kelly|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77155163/from-the-archives-the-making-of-unionist-helen-kelly|access-date=22 June 2020|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Nina Nawalowalo]] (born 1963), theatre director and founder of The Conch theatre production company.

=== Dates of attendance unknown ===
*[[George Lowe (mountaineer)|George Lowe]] (1924–2013), mountaineer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Laing|first=Doug|date=22 March 2013|title=Farewell to Everest conquering climber George Lowe|language=en-NZ|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11094343|access-date=22 June 2020|issn=1170-0777}}</ref> 
*[[Roy Cowan]] (1918–2006), potter, illustrator, and printmaker.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roy Cowan Tribute|url=http://dowse.org.nz/news/media-releases/2006/roy-cowan-tribute|access-date=22 June 2020|website=The Dowse Art Museum|language=en}}</ref> 
*[[John Drawbridge]] (1930–2005), artist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=City Gallery Wellington|url=https://citygallery.org.nz/exhibitions/john-drawbridge-wide-open-interior/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203082027/https://citygallery.org.nz/exhibitions/john-drawbridge-wide-open-interior/|archive-date=2021-02-03|access-date=2021-02-03|website=City Gallery|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Kuni Kaa Jenkins|Kahu Kaa Jenkins]] (born 1941), educationalist, researcher and author.
*[[Diane Prince (artist)|Diane Prince]] (born 1952), contemporary Māori artist and weaver.