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'Wesley College' is a secondary school in Pukekohe, New Zealand. The school provides education from Form 1 to Form 7.
The school was founded by members of the Methodist Church in 1844, making it one of the country's oldest schools. 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 empahasis 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.

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Principals

Notable alumni

References

See also

External links

Principals

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
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 - ^[1]

Notable alumni

★ George Tupou II - King of Tonga

★ Malietoa Tanumafili II - former Head of State of Samoa

★ Jonah Lomu - rugby union player

★ Sitiveni Sivivatu - rugby union player

★ Walter Buller - lawyer, naturalist and ornithologist

★ Jim Peters - politician

★ Temuera Morrison - actor (the school's head prefect, 1977)

★ Ian Mune - actor and film director

★ Roger McClay - politician and Children's Commissioner

★ Todd McClay - Cook Islands diplomat (Ambassador to European Union)

★ Casey Laulala - rugby union player

★ Rob Storey - politician

References

1. Reflections on the History of Wesley College (accessed:10-06-2007)

See also

★ List of schools in New Zealand

External links

★ Wesley College Website

★ Old Friends NZ - Wesley College Schools, Auckland