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Our Special Character /
Te mauri o te kura


Wesley College was established in 1844. It is New Zealand’s oldest registered school. Wesley College was the first Private School to integrate in the State Education system under the terms of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. The Integration Agreement was signed in 1976.Under the terms of the Agreement:

  • The School is governed by the Wesley College School Board and operates like any New Zealand State School;

  • The Proprietor's [Trust Board] hostel was not integrated and remains a private boarding establishment;

  • Wesley College has a Special Character, based on a relationship with the Methodist Church of New Zealand – Te Hāhi Weteriana o Aotearoa; and the special character includes religious observances. 

our Special Character says:

We are Christian in Practise
We are Methodist in ethos
We are accepted as we are
We are called to be the people of God and to do God’s work
We belong to the Wesley College family and the family of God.


2023 Special Character Cmyk



Our Methodist Ethos  

  • Treasuring our Christian heritage and learning to express it relevantly. This includes religious observances.
  • Openness to the future and to new insights, experiences and people.
  • Support for values that respect the integrity of persons and communities.
  • Consideration of the needs of others, especially the marginalised.
  • Use of language and images that are inclusive and which express equality.
  • Provision of safe environments in which students can learn to live and work together in harmony.
  • Opposition to cultures of violence and to systems of domination and exclusion.
  • Processes for dealing with conflict, harassment, abuse and violation.

To read more about the Methodist Ethos and the Historical Development of our Special Character.

John Wesley Manifesto


Historic Information 

Reflections of the history of Wesley College.



 



 


 


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Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa

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Auckland Mental Health Workshop

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Students coaching students

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Wesley 1ST XV vs St John Hamilton

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Duke of Ed Support

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Tooth Group Dental Mobile

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Wesley U14s Black vs Mount Albert Grammar School

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Girls in Infrastructure

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Gateway Manual Handling Theory Assessment

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University of Otago Presentation 9am

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Wesley 1ST XV vs Whanganui Collegiate

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Wesley U14s Black vs Sacred Heart

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1st XV Rugby (Girls)

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Duke of Ed Support

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Gateway Forklift Theory Assessment

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Gateway Forklift Practical Assessment* // Catch ups

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Gateway Forklift Practical Assessment* // Catch ups

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Wesley 1ST XV vs St Johns Hastings

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Wesley 2nd XV vs Mount Albert Grammar School

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1st XV Rugby (Girls)

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Duke of Ed Support

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Wesley crossfit games

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Gateway Forklift Practical Assessment*

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