Southwell School

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.

Southwell School
Address
200 Peachgrove Road,
Hamilton,
New Zealand
Coordinates37.7741°S 175.2981°E / -37.7741; 175.2981
Information
TypePrivate Co-ed Full Primary (Year 1-8) with Boarding Facilities
MottoPer Aspera Ad Astrum
(Through Adversity to the Star)
DenominationAnglican
Established1911
Ministry of Education Institution no.4141
PrincipalJason Speedy
School roll624[1] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decile10
Websitewww.southwell.school.nz

In November 1911, Mr 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]* 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, by the railway bridge on River Road. Every Sunday the students walked to St Peter's Church. In 1921 the School moved to its present site on Peachgrove Road. The Sergel Family owned the school until 1963, when they gifted it to become an Educational Trust administered by a Trust Board.[3]

Specialist facilities

Southwell School has modern purpose built facilities for teaching subjects including: math, English, science, social science, art, pottery, drama, performing arts, languages (French, Chinese), music, technology, and sport.

Sport

Options include: rugby, football, hockey, cricket, tennis, touch, netball, cycling, softball, water polo, gymnastics, chess, cross country, swimming, athletics

Notable alumni

Notable former staff

References
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. Southwell School, 1911-2011 (First ed.). Wanganui, New Zealand: Silver-i Design Associates. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-473-18796-5.
  3. "Southwell School History" (PDF). Southwell.school.nz. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. "Honorary Doctorate for mastermind of Hamilton Gardens - Alumni Office : University of Waikato". Alumni.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. 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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