Wellington College
Wellington College, is a state-run boys secondary school in Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated on 12 hectares of green belt land in the suburb of Mount Victoria, in the vicinity of the Basin Reserve and Government House.- Type: School
- Description: state secondary (year 9-15) school in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “WC”, “Wellington Boys College”, “Wellington Boys‘ College”, and “Wellington College, New Zealand”
- Address: Dufferin Street, 6011
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basin Reserve and Gifford Observatory.
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 370 metres northwest of Wellington College.
Gifford Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in the suburb of Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society. Gifford Observatory is situated 220 metres south of Wellington College.
Government House
Manor estate
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Victoria and Mount Cook.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
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.
Newtown
Suburb
Wellington College
- Categories: secondary school, public school, boys‘ school, and education
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.3031° or 41° 18′ 11″ southLongitude
174.78273° or 174° 46′ 58″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMQWM+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 72437759OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7981360
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Wellington College” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ওয়েলিংটন কলেজ”
- Chinese: “惠灵顿中学”
- Danish: “Wellington College”
- French: “Wellington College”
- German: “Wellington College”
- Gujarati: “વેલિંગ્ટન કોલેજ”
- Hindi: “वेलिंगटन बॉयज़ कॉलेज”
- Hindi: “वेलिंग्टन कॉलेज, न्यूज़ीलैंड”
- Hindi: “वेलिंग्टन महाविद्यालय”
- Hindi: “वेलिङ्गटन कॉलेज”
- Japanese: “ウェリントン・カレッジ”
- Maori: “Te Kāreti Tamatāne o Te Whanganui-a-Tara”
- Sanskrit: “वेलिङ्ग्टन् महाविद्यालयः”
- Spanish: “Wellington College”
- Swedish: “Wellington College”
- Urdu: “ویلنگٹن کالج، ویلنگٹن”
- “Te Kāreti Tamatāne o Te Whanganui-a-Tara”
- “WC”
- “Wellington Boys College”
- “Wellington Boys‘ College”
- “Wellington College”
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