Southwell School

School

37°46′27″S 175°17′53″E / 37.7741°S 175.2981°E / -37.7741; 175.2981InformationTypePrivate Co-ed Full Primary (Year 1-8) with Boarding FacilitiesMottoPer Aspera Ad Astrum
(Through Adversity to the Stars)DenominationAnglicanEstablished1911Ministry of Education Institution no.4141PrincipalJason SpeedySchool roll642^[1] (February 2024)Socio-economic decile10Websitewww.southwell.school.nz

Southwell School is an independent co-educational Anglican boarding and day school set in 32 acres of park like grounds in central Hamilton, New Zealand. Southwell offers education to children aged 5 to 13 years. A number of international students attend the school.

History

In November 1911, Cecil Ernest Ferris started Southwell School with one boy, Robert Oliver, and later Vernon Wilkinson, at Allington Homestead (which is now the site of Melville High School.)^[2]^[3]

In 1912, three D'Oyly Snow brothers joined the school, which was then held in a small building beside St Peter's Hall. By 1913 the roll had grown to twelve and the school had moved to Hukanui Road. In 1917 Mr H G Sergel became Headmaster and the school moved to Opoia Road. In 1921 the School moved to its present site on Peachgrove Road. The Sergel Family owned the school until 1963, when they transferred it to an independent Educational Trust, to be administered by a Trust Board.^[4]

Notable alumni

Daniel Gillies - actor
Rt. Hon Sir Doug Graham - former Cabinet Minister
Lance Hohaia - New Zealand and Warriors rugby league player
Tūheitia Paki - Māori King between 2006 and 2024
Rt. Hon Simon Upton - former Cabinet Minister and Rhodes Scholar
Quinn Tupaea - All Black

Notable former staff

Maurice Marshall, Headmaster,^[5] Olympic & Commonwealth Games athlete

References

^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ Southwell School, 1911-2011 (First ed.). Wanganui, New Zealand: Silver-i Design Associates. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-473-18796-5.
^ "Southwell_The Chronicle_DEC_2023". www.southwell.school.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "Our History - Southwell School". Southwell.school.nz. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ Southwell School, 1911-2011 (First ed.). Wanganui, New Zealand: Silver-i Design Associates. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-473-18796-5.

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