Wesley College, Auckland
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Wesley College is a secondary school in Paerata, at the northern edge of Pukekohe, Auckland Region, New Zealand. The school provides education from year 9 to 13.
Wesley College Te Kura O Te Haahi Weteriana O Aotearoa | |
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Address | |
State Highway 22, Pukekohe, New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 37.1488°S 174.8898°E / -37.1488; 174.8898 |
Information | |
Type | State integrated secondary (year 9–13), 9 & 10 girls now accepted. |
Motto | Fide Litteris Labore |
Established | 1844; 180 years ago (1844) |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 104 |
Principal | Brian Evans |
School roll | 353[1] (February 2024) |
Socio-economic decile | 1C[2] |
Website | www |
The school was founded by members of the Methodist Church in 1844, making it one of the country's oldest schools.[3] Initially located in Grafton and then the Three Kings area of Auckland, it closed in 1868 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]