Wellesley College (New Zealand)

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Wellesley College

Motto	Amat Victoria Curam
Type	Independent, full primary (Years 1-8)
Year established	1913
Address	Main Road, Days Bay Eastbourne, Wellington
Principal	Warren Owen
School roll	317
Socio-economic decile (10 is high)	10
Ministry of Education Institution no.	4149
Website	www.wellesley.school.nz

Wellesley College is a boys-only independent primary school in Days Bay, Eastbourne, New Zealand. The original building in Days Bay (known as Days Bay House) was built for the Wellington Steam ferry company in 1903. Ten years later in 1913 the house was sold to Miss Gladys Sommerville and she transformed the building into Croydon Preparatory School for Boys.

A while later in 1940 Mr W H ‘Hoppy’ Stevens leased the premises from the Wellington Diocesan Board and moved his school, Wellesley College (which had previously been situated on the Terrace) to Days Bay and he merged the two schools.

[edit] About/History

History of school and days bay house

[edit] Notable alumni

Georgina Beyer World's first transsexual MP

Lord Cooke of Thorndon Eminient New Zealand jurist.

Mark Ellis, a former New Zealand rugby league and rugby union player, businessman, and television presenter.

The school has played host to many sons of influential New Zealand businessmen and politicians. This includes Thomas Brash, son of former Governor of the Reserve Bank and current Leader of the Opposition Don Brash.

It is alleged that the son of a British Government spy was attending the school in 1999. However the 10 year old boy was forced to return to England with his family after a vandal leaked information by writing the names of British spies on the side of the New Zealand parliament buildings.

Former New Zealand Governor-General Sir Michael Hardie Boys had a close affiliation with the school due to his grandsons attending the school during his time in power.

Richard Wilkins, an Australian TV Personality who spent two years at Wellesley College and was awarded Runner-up Dux in his final year. He appears regularly on the Today show on Channel Nine and is a very well respected reporter.

Allan Gibbs, creator of the Aquada amphibious vehicle.