Avele College

Opening of Avele School, 12 June 1924, 1924, Samoa, by Percy Williams.

Avele College is a secondary school in Vailima, a suburb of Apia in Samoa.

The school was founded in 1924 as a residential secondary school, and officially opened on 12 June 1924 by Administrator of Western Samoa George Spafford Richardson.[1] In 1957 it was converted to a regional post-primary agricultural college, intended to serve students from across the South Pacific.[2] The school was originally boys-only, and female students were not admitted until 1996.[3]

In 2010 the school's library was destroyed by a fire.[4]

In May 2016 the school was closed for two weeks and threatened with permanent closure[5] after a series of brawls with students of rival Malua Fou College[6] which saw 22 students charged.[7]

The school celebrated its centenary in June 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "New School at Avele". Samoanische Zeitung. Vol. 24, no. 25. 20 June 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
  2. ^ "Western Samoa To Have Agricultural College". The Press. 15 October 1957. p. 15. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ a b Talaia Mika (12 June 2024). "Avele College's 100th birthday officially opens". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Samoa fire service investigates a fire at local college". RNZ. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Samoa govt threatens college with permanent closure". RNZ. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Samoa's Avele College to reopen after student brawls". RNZ. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Samoa police charge 22 students over brawls". RNZ. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2024.