18-484: (Redirected from Wellingtonian ) 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,
36-490: 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
54-810: A fictional liberal arts college, setting of 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
72-662: 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
90-540: 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
108-547: The 1986 FIBA World Championship , where New Zealand placed 13th, with Denham averaging seven points per game. Denham spent 15 years working at schools in the United Kingdom, before returning to New Zealand as principal of Massey High School . In 2022, he was appointed Headmaster of Wellington College . In early April 2024, Denham was appointed by Associate Education Minister David Seymour to an eight-member Charter School Establishment Board tasked with facilitating
126-717: The Otago Nuggets ranked number 121 in the Otago Daily Times 2011 list of greatest moments in Otago sport. Denham left the club in 1997, but returned in 1999. During his international career between 1984 and 1999, he captained the Tall Blacks for 13 years, setting a record as the longest standing captain in Tall Blacks history. He was also named most outstanding New Zealand forward three times. He played in
144-635: 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
162-731: 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
180-611: 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 Glen Denham Glen Ivan Denham (born 1963 or 1964) is a New Zealand educationalist and former basketball player. He is of Māori descent. Denham was born in Dunedin , New Zealand ,
198-670: 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
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#1732800992243216-736: The Salter Trophy, which is awarded to the school's sportsman of the year. Denham attended Otago University in 1982, where he met his future wife and graduated with a Bachelor of Teaching. Whilst at university, Denham played for the Otago University men's basketball club. Denham made his NBL debut in 1986 for the Waikato Pistons , later moving to play for the Canterbury Rams , winning championships in 1989 and 1990. He moved back to Dunedin, where his 1991 debut for
234-624: 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
252-405: 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
270-572: 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
288-487: 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
306-602: 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
324-494: The son of a teacher and butcher. His father was Australian and his mother was of Māori descent. He is the second of three children and grew up in Corstorphine, where he attended Corstorphine Primary School, and later Macandrew Intermediate School. Denham went to King's High School from 1977 to 1982, where he was Head Boy. Whilst attending King's, Denham played cricket and hit 100 runs against Shirley Boys in 1982, and won
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