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Boys' secondary school that once had boarding facilities.
Gender: male
Controlling organisation: Government State control
Boarding facilities (Firth House) closed in 1981.
From Wellington City Council Archives: "Wellington College opened at its current location in 1874. The College began in 1867 on Woodward Street as Wellington Grammar School. In 1869, it moved to a new building on Clifton Terrace in 1867.
The former boarding establishment at the College, Firth House, was named after Joseph Firth, the headmaster from 1892 to 1921. Firth, nicknamed ‘The Boss’ was principal of Wellington College during World War One."
From Wellington College website: "In 1981, the boarding house was demolished making way for a new Sports Centre."
National Library: 'Firth House, Wellington College, Wellington'
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