A headmaster / headmistress , head teacher , head , school administrator , principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school.
19-492: Wellington College may refer to: New Zealand [ edit ] Wellington College, Wellington , New Zealand Wellington College of Education , now the Faculty of Education of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Wellington Girls' College , Wellington, New Zealand Other places [ edit ] Wellington College, a fictional liberal arts college, setting of
38-490: 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
57-662: A large number of sporting activities. The school has an enrolment of about 1750 boys. Glen Denham is the current Headmaster . 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. In 1874
76-540: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wellington College, Wellington 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
95-399: Is secondary to the principal with regard to school governance. Assistant principals generally perform specific duties such as handling student discipline, curriculum, student council or student activities whereas the principal has the ultimate responsibility for the school as a whole (including faculty and staff, physical plant, etc.). In many Australian and New Zealand schools, a principal is
114-765: The 2005 novel On Beauty by Zadie Smith Wellington College, Berkshire , an independent school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Belfast , a grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland Wellington Secondary College , a state high school in Mulgrave, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia See also [ edit ] Wellington School (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
133-635: 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
152-731: 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
171-666: The New Zealand scholarship exams. The Wellington College Board of Trustees consists of twelve elected and appointed members. Currently the Board Chair is Cameron Harland, who is also the Chief Executive at NZ On Air Headmaster While some head teachers still do some teaching themselves, in most larger schools, most of their duties are managerial and pastoral . They are often used to discipline misbehaving students and to help organize school-sponsored activities, and teachers report to them. In Australia,
190-670: The Old Boys' Association. 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. 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
209-558: The United States have resulted in an increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse Pre K-12 student population, so classroom teachers and principals in the U.S. are not only focusing on instructional issues, but also need to increase educational leadership , cross-cultural leadership, and multicultural education . In larger schools, the principal is assisted by one or more " vice-principals ", " assistant principals ", "associate principals", or "deputy principals". Their position
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#1732781042988228-624: The campus replacing the swimming pool 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. 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 . The first dedicated computer rooms in
247-405: The college opened in a much larger building at its present location. The former boarding establishment at the College, Firth House, was named after Joseph Firth , the headmaster from 1892 to 1921. 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
266-468: The head administrator of a school who has been appointed to her/his position by the school board , superintendent, or other body. The principal, often in conjunction with the school board, makes the executive decisions that govern the school, as well as having the authority over the employment (and in some cases firing) of teachers. The principal is often the chief disciplinarian of the students. While there has been considerable anecdotal discussion about
285-412: The head teacher is sometimes in charge of one (in the case of a major subject) or multiple (often in smaller schools) specific departments, such as English, history, maths, science, writing, technology, etc., but maintains full teaching duties and status. They are considered part of the school executive, and often a head teacher position is a stepping-stone into administration. Rapid demographic changes in
304-442: The importance of school principals, there has been very little systematic research into their impact on student outcomes. Recent analysis in the United States has examined how the gains in student achievement at a school change after the principal changes. This outcome-based approach to measuring effectiveness of principals is very similar to the value-added modeling that has been applied to the evaluation of teachers. Such research in
323-572: The new hall commenced in September 2016 and was opened in 2018 by Jacinda Ardern . 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
342-487: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wellington_College&oldid=1222032460 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
361-602: The shield more than any other school. 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
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