Nelson College
State secondary school in New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Nelson College for Girls.
Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand, a feat achieved in part thanks to its original inception as a private school.[2] It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has places for boarders, who live in two boarding houses adjacent to the main school buildings on the same campus.
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67 Waimea Road , 7010 New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 41°17′8″S 173°16′36″E |
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Type | State secondary, day and boarding |
Motto | Latin: Pietas Probitas et Sapientia (Loyalty, honesty and wisdom) |
Established | 7 April 1856; 168 years ago (1856-04-07) |
Sister school | Nelson College for Girls |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 294 |
Headmaster | Richard Washington |
Gender | Boys |
School roll | 930[1] (February 2024) |
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Colour(s) | Navy and light blue |
Socio-economic decile | 7 |
Website | www |
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A Nelson College old boy, Charles Monro, was instrumental in introducing the game of rugby into New Zealand.[3][4]