| Nelson College | |
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| Address | |
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67 Waimea Road , 7010 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41°17′8″S 173°16′36″E / 41.28556°S 173.27667°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State secondary, day and boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Pietas Probitas et Sapientia (Loyalty, honesty and wisdom) |
| Established | 7 April 1856 |
| Sister school | Nelson College for Girls |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 294 |
| Headmaster | Richard Washington |
| Gender | Boys |
| School roll | 932[1] (August 2024) |
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| Colour(s) | Navy and light blue |
| Socio-economic decile | 7 |
| Website | www |
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.
A Nelson College old boy, Charles Monro, was instrumental in introducing the game of rugby into New Zealand.[3][4]
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "First state secondary school opens". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "1870s". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand's First Game of Rugby". theprow.org.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2018.