Southwell School

Southwell School
Address
200 Peachgrove Road, Hamilton, New Zealand
Coordinates	37°46′27″S175°17′53″E / 37.7741°S 175.2981°E / -37.7741; 175.2981
Information
Type	Private Co-ed Full Primary (Year 1-8) with Boarding Facilities
Motto	Per Aspera Ad Astrum (Through Adversity to the Stars)
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1911
Ministry of Education Institution no.	4141
Headmaster	Damian Mills (acting)
School roll	669 [1] (November 2024)
Socio-economic decile	10
Website	www.southwell.school.nz

Southwell School is an independent co-educational Anglican boarding and day school set in 32 acres of park like grounds in central Hamilton, New Zealand. Southwell offers education to children aged 5 to 13 years. A number of international students attend the school.

History

In November 1911, Cecil Ernest Ferris started Southwell School with one boy, Robert Oliver, and later Vernon Wilkinson, at Allington Homestead (which is now the site of Melville High School.) ^{[2] [3]}

In 1912, three D'Oyly Snow brothers joined the school, which was then held in a small building beside St Peter's Hall. By 1913 the roll had grown to twelve and the school had moved to Hukanui Road. In 1917 Mr H G Sergel became Headmaster and the school moved to Opoia Road. In 1921 the School moved to its present site on Peachgrove Road. The Sergel Family owned the school until 1963, when they transferred it to an independent Educational Trust, to be administered by a Trust Board. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Daniel Gillies - actor
• Rt. Hon Sir Doug Graham - former Cabinet Minister
• Lance Hohaia - New Zealand and Warriors rugby league player
• Tūheitia Paki - Māori King between 2006 and 2024
• Rt. Hon Simon Upton - former Cabinet Minister and Rhodes Scholar
• Quinn Tupaea - All Black

Notable former staff

• Maurice Marshall, Headmaster, ^[5] Olympic & Commonwealth Games athlete

References

1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. Southwell School, 1911-2011 (First ed.). Wanganui, New Zealand: Silver-i Design Associates. p. 6. ISBN   978-0-473-18796-5.
3. "Southwell_The Chronicle_DEC_2023". www.southwell.school.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
4. "Our History - Southwell School". Southwell.school.nz. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
5. Southwell School, 1911-2011 (First ed.). Wanganui, New Zealand: Silver-i Design Associates. p. 91. ISBN   978-0-473-18796-5.