Wellington High School
Wellington High School is a co-educational secondary school in the CBD of Wellington, New Zealand. It has a roll of approximately 1600 students. It was founded in 1886 as the Wellington College of Design, to provide a more practical education than that offered by the existing schools.Photo: Ballofstring, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: School
- Description: state secondary (year 9-15) school in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wellington College of Design”, “Wellington High School, New Zealand”, “Wellington Technical Art School”, “Wellington Technical College”, and “WHS”
- Address: Taranaki Street, 6011
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basin Reserve and Museum of New Zealand.
Basin Reserve
Stadium
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. Basin Reserve is situated 410 metres east of Wellington High School.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 1¼ km northeast of Wellington High School.
Nairn Street Cottage
Museum
Photo: Musuems Wellington, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nairn Street Cottage is Wellington's oldest original cottage. It was originally built by the Wallis family, who lived in the cottage for three generations. Nairn Street Cottage is situated 460 metres west of Wellington High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Cook and Aro Valley.
Mount Cook
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.
Aro Valley
Suburb
Photo: Silenceisfoo, Public domain.
The Aro Valley forms a small inner-city suburb of Wellington in New Zealand. It takes its name from the stream which originally flowed where modern Hōniana Te Puni Street is.
Te Aro
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.
Wellington High School
- Categories: high school, public school, secondary school, and education
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.30024° or 41° 18′ 1″ southLongitude
174.7753° or 174° 46′ 31″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMQXG+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 24742321OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7981412
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Wellington High School” goes by many names.
- French: “Wellington High School”
- Swedish: “Wellington High School”
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