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Wellington College | |
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Address | |
15 Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria , 6021 | |
Coordinates | 41°18′13″S174°46′57″E / 41.30361°S 174.78250°E |
Information | |
Former names | Wellington Grammar School |
Type | State Secondary |
Motto | Māori: Tiaho te ao, tiaho te ao mārama, Latin: Lumen accipe et imperti (Receive The Light And Pass It On) |
Established | 1867; 157 years ago |
Sister school | Wellington Girls' College, Wellington East Girls' College, Rongotai College |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 275 |
Headmaster | Glen Denham |
Years | 9 – 13 |
Gender | Boys |
School roll | 1,846 [1] (February 2024) |
Color(s) | Black and Gold |
Socio-economic decile | 10Z [2] |
Publication | The Wellingtonian |
Website | www |
Wellington College, is a state-run boys secondary school in Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated on 12 hectares of green belt land in the suburb of Mount Victoria, in the vicinity of the Basin Reserve and Government House. The school was founded in 1867 through a deed of endowment from Sir George Grey, the then Governor of New Zealand.
Wellington College is one of the oldest boys' secondary schools in New Zealand. The history and influence of Wellington College have made it notable in the history of New Zealand, with prominent alumni such as Arthur Coningham, Bernard Freyberg and William Pickering. The school is known nationally for both its academic success, as well as a large number of sporting activities.
The school has an enrolment of about 1750 boys. Glen Denham is the current Headmaster. [3]
Wellington College opened in 1867 as Wellington Grammar School in Woodward Street, though Sir George Grey gave the school a deed of endowment in 1853. In 1869 the school moved to a new, spired, wooden building on the hills above the central city in Clifton Terrace from where it could be seen from many places in Wellington. [4] In 1874 the college opened in a much larger building at its present location. [5] The former boarding establishment at the College, Firth House, was named after Joseph Firth, the headmaster from 1892 to 1921. [6]
Wellington College's Pavilion, Firth House, and the Gifford Observatory were opened on 1 December, 1924. The War Memorial Hall was opened on 2 March, 1928, financially supported by £6000 from the Old Boys' Association. [7] The War Memorial Hall and classroom wings were demolished by the Ministry of Works and replaced in the 1960s with a new hall and seven-storey Tower classroom block due to its lack of earthquake reinforcements. [8] The stained glass window from the front of the War Memorial Hall is now in the front of the existing hall.
In the 1960s the Old Boys Gymnasium was built on the eastern boundary of the campus replacing the swimming pool [9] and during the 1970s the Maths, Library, and Technology blocks were opened, replacing the last of the War Memorial Hall building and classroom wings that opened in 1928. [10]
In 1980 Firth House was demolished to make way for a new gymnasium which opened in 1982. 1988 saw the opening of the Arts and Music block, and the Brierley Theatre, named after old boy Ron Brierley. [11]
The first dedicated computer rooms in the College opened in 1994 in a new building behind the school hall.
2001 saw the Science block's opening on the western boundary of the campus. In 2008 the Languages block opened, also located on the west boundary.
The campus also has many prefabricated buildings, some functioning as offices or classrooms.
The only "historical" buildings remaining on campus to this day are Firth Hall, the Pavilion, and the Gifford Observatory.
In 2016, the College Hall was demolished to make way for a larger Assembly Hall and Performing Arts Centre, which would be able to hold the entire school with its growing population. In preparation for this, the staffroom was moved to Firth Hall, the Uniform Shop opened a new premise next to the Archives, and the Computer Block was opened on the first floor of Tower Block. Construction on the new hall commenced in September 2016 and was opened in 2018 by Jacinda Ardern. [12]
Wellington College's enrolment zone mainly covers the central and western suburbs of Wellington (Rongotai College serves the southeastern suburbs, and Onslow College the northern suburbs).
The school also competes in a local athletics competition known as "McEvedy Shield" along with St. Patrick's College (Town), St. Patrick's College (Silverstream) and Rongotai College. Historically, Wellington College has won the shield more than any other school. [13]
It is next to Wellington East Girls' College, also in Mount Victoria, and shares with that college the Gifford Observatory. Although Wellington College is situated next to Wellington East Girls' College, its sister college is Wellington Girls' College located in Thorndon.
In 2011, 2012, and 2013, Wellington College earned the highest number of scholarships in the New Zealand scholarship exams. [14]
The Wellington College Board of Trustees consists of twelve elected and appointed members. [15]
Currently the Board Chair is Cameron Harland, [16] who is also the Chief Executive at NZ On Air
Period | Headmaster [21] |
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1867 | Henry Tuckey and William Hamilton |
1869–1874 | Thomas Bowden |
1874–1881 | Kenneth Wilson |
1881–1892 | Joseph Mackay |
1892–1921 | Joseph Firth, CMG |
1921–1928 | Thomas Cresswell |
1928–1943 | William Armour |
1943–1951 | Edward Hogben |
1951–1963 | Harold Heron |
1963–1979 | Seddon Hill |
1979–1995 | Harvey Rees-Thomas |
1995–2018 | Roger Moses, CNZM [22] |
2018–2021 | Gregor Fountain [23] |
2022– | Glen Denham [24] |
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