Wellington College (New Zealand)

Wellington College (in full, The Wellington College and Grammar School, sometimes just Coll) is a state school for boys located next to Government House and the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand. Having a history from 1853, it is a day school for boys aged 13 (Form 3 or Year 9) to 18 (Form 7 or Year 13)2. Wellington College was also a boarding school, until the College?s sole boarding house, Firth House, was demolished in 1981, but now there are plans to reestablish the school as both a day and boarding school.

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Government House - Basin Reserve - Wellington - New Zealand - 1853 - 1981

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Wellington College was noted for producing exceptionally high numbers of scholars to the former colleges of the University of New Zealand and in modern times this is continued by the very good NZ Universities Scholarships and Bursaries Examination results achieved by students at Wellington.

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University of New Zealand - NZ Universities Scholarships and Bursaries

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Wellington College is famous for its alumni, producing four Governors-General of New Zealand, 9 Rhodes Scholars and over 40 All Blacks. Only Eton College has produced more Governors-General of New Zealand (six).

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Governors-General of New Zealand - Rhodes Scholars - All Blacks - Eton College

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The Visitor to the Wellington College is the Governor-General of New Zealand.

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