Wesley College, Auckland

This article is about Wesley College in Pukekohe, New Zealand. For articles on other institutions named "Wesley College", see Wesley College (disambiguation).
Wesley College Te Kura O Te Haahi Weteriana O Aotearoa

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Address
State Highway 22,
Pukekohe,
New Zealand
Coordinates 37°08′56″S 174°53′23″E / 37.1488°S 174.8898°E / -37.1488; 174.8898Coordinates: 37°08′56″S 174°53′23″E / 37.1488°S 174.8898°E / -37.1488; 174.8898
Information
Type State integrated secondary (year 9–13), Senior co-ed, Junior boys only
Established 1844; 172 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no. 104
Principal Steven Hargreaves
School roll 309[1] (November 2015)
Socio-economic decile 1C[2]
Website www.wesley.school.nz

Wesley College is a secondary school in Paerata, at the northern edge of Pukekohe, Auckland Region, New Zealand. The school provides education from year 9 to 13.

The school was founded by members of the Methodist Church in 1844, making it one of the country's oldest schools.[3] Initially located in Grafton and then the Three Kings area of Auckland, it closed in 1868 before reopening in 1876 in Three Kings again. From the beginning there was an emphasis on educating Maori boys, and also played a prominent role in educating students from countries of the South Pacific. In 1924 the school was moved to its current location of Paerata, near Pukekohe. In 1985 it was one of the first boys schools in New Zealand to admit girls at the senior level.

Wesley also has a proud rugby tradition having been the most successful 1st XV in NZ with 5 national titles (1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004). The 2001 1st XV featured All Blacks Sitiveni Sivivatu and Stephen Donald, Kiwi League rep Tame Tupou as well as Manu Samoan rep Sailosi Tagicakabau. This team went through the season unbeaten and scored the most points ever in a NZ 1st XV Final with a 53–32 win over Rotorua Boys' High School at Albany.

Prince Albert College

Prince Albert College in Upper Queen Street, Auckland

Wesley College was located in Upper Queen Street when it closed in 1868; the building and land was donated to the Methodist Church for education purposes. In 1895, a new school with Methodist links started in that building, known as Prince Albert College.[4] The school closed on 31 December 1906 due to financial pressures.[5] The building was later used by Auckland Girls' Grammar School.[6]

Principals

The following have been principals of the school:[4]

Notable alumni

The arts

Public service

Science

Sport

Rugby Union
Rugby League

Further reading

See also

References

  1. "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. Shoebridge, Tim (15 November 2012). "Methodist Church – The Methodist missions". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Reflections on the history of Wesley College" (PDF). Wesley College. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. "Prince Albert College closed". Auckland Star. XXXVIII (4). 4 January 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. "Timeline of K Road". Karangahape Road Business Association. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. "Inmagic DB/Text WebPublisher PRO: 1 records". aucklandcity.govt.nz. 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011. FIRST MAORI PRINCIPAL of a SECONDARY SCHOOL Thought to be Mr Edward Te Rangihiwinui Tauroa of Wesley College, Paerata.
  8. Reflections on the History of Wesley College (accessed:10-06-2007)
  9. "Arnold Manaaki Wilson". Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  10. "Baron Vaea passes away after a long life of service". Matangi Tonga. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-09.

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