Wesley College, Auckland
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| Wesley College Te Kura O Te Haahi Weteriana O Aotearoa | |
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| Location | |
| State Highway 22, Pukekohe, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 37°08′56″S 174°53′23″E / 37.1488°S 174.8898°ECoordinates: 37°08′56″S 174°53′23″E / 37.1488°S 174.8898°E |
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| Type | State integrated secondary (Year 9-13), Senior co-ed, Junior boys only |
| Motto | Fide Litteris Labore |
| Established | 1844 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 104 |
| Principal | Ian Faulkner |
| School roll | 304 |
| Socio-economic decile | 2 |
| Website | www.wesley.school.nz |
Wesley College is a secondary school in Pukekohe, 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.[citation needed] Initially located in Grafton and then the Three Kings area of Auckland, it closed briefly in 1869 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.[citation needed]
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).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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[edit] Principals
The following have been principals of the school:[citation needed]
- Rev. J H Simmonds 1895–1923
- R. C. Clark, MA (Melb), Dip Ed 1924–1944
- Rev. E. M. Marshall, BA, Dip Ed 1944–1964
- C. A. Neate, MA, Dip Tchg 1965–1967
- E. Te R. Tauroa, B AgricSc, Dip Ed, Dip Tchg 1968–1973 Believed to be the first Māori principal of a secondary school,[1] later Race Relations Conciliator.
- J. B. McDougall, E.D., B Agric Sc, Dip Tchg 1974–1988
- G. V. Cowley, MSc(Hons), Dip Tchg, JP 1989–2002
- I. F. Faulkner, JP, MA(Hons), Dip Tchg 2003–[2]
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] The Arts
- Temuera Morrison - actor (the school's head prefect, 1977)
- Ian Mune - actor and film director
- Richard Taylor - Academy Award Winner (Lord of the Rings Trilogy)
- Arnold Manaaki Wilson - artist and sculptor, father of Contemporary Maori Art, first Maori to gain a Diploma in Fine Arts.[3]
[edit] Public service
- Koro Dewes - Ngāti Porou kaumatua and Māori language advocate
- Jim Peters - politician
- Sir Peter Kenilorea - First Prime Minister and Current Speaker of Solomon Islands
- Roger McClay - politician and Children's Commissioner
- Todd McClay - Member of Parliament for Rotorua, former Cook Islands diplomat (Ambassador to European Union)
- Rob Storey - politician
- Malietoa Tanumafili II - former Head of State of Samoa
- George Tupou II - King of Tonga
- Baron Vaea - former Prime Minister of Tonga. Vaea attended between 1938 and 1941.[4]
[edit] Science
- Walter Buller - lawyer, naturalist and ornithologist
[edit] Sport
- Stephen Donald - All Black
- Rhys Duggan - All Black
- Glen Fisiiahi - New Zealand Warriors player
- Frank Halai - NZ Sevens
- Sekope Kepu - Wallaby
- Casey Laulala - All Black (1st XV captain and Head Prefect, 2000)
- Jonah Lomu - All Black (1st XV captain, 1993)
- Seilala Mapusua - Manu Samoa
- Siale Piutau - Highlanders, Ikale Tahi
- David Raikuna - Blues, NZ Sevens
- Doug Rollerson - All Black
- Sitiveni Sivivatu - All Black
- Sailosi Tagicakibau - Manu Samoa
- Fetuli Talanoa - Tonga Rugby League International/South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Hale Tu'uhoko Pole - Southland, Highlanders and Tongan International Rugby Player
- Tame Tupou - Kiwis/Brisbane Broncos/Bradford Bulls (Deputy Head Prefect, 2001)
- Waisake Sotutu - Fiji Rugby, Auckland Blues 1991-96
- Edwin Talakai - Tonga Rugby (IkaleTahi) 1995
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Inmagic DB/Text WebPublisher PRO: 1 records". aucklandcity.govt.nz. 2011 [last update]. http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fnzcardindex%2Fsearch.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=NZcardindex&QF0=unique_record_id&NP=4&RF=Display+card+info&QI0=NZCI000124186. Retrieved 12 October 2011. "FIRST MAORI PRINCIPAL of a SECONDARY SCHOOL Thought to be Mr Edward Te Rangihiwinui Tauroa of Wesley College, Paerata."
- ^ Reflections on the History of Wesley College (accessed:10-06-2007)
- ^ "Arnold Manaaki Wilson". Arts Foundation of New Zealand. http://www.artsfoundation.org.nz/wilson.html. Retrieved 2009-02-11.[dead link]
- ^ "Baron Vaea passes away after a long life of service". Matangi Tonga. 2009-06-08. http://www.matangitonga.to/article/tonganews/royalty/20090608_tonga_vaea_death.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
