“𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.”

From a Year 7 boarder facing adversity to now serving as a Social Worker, devoted family man, and member of the Wesley College School Board — Stewart's journey is a powerful reflection of the lasting impact of Wesley College.

That Wesley legacy is also shared within his own whaanau, as both he and his wife are proud former Wesley College students. Today, their family continues that tradition, with three of their children currently attending Wesley College and growing in their faith, culture, education, and character.

As Wesley College’s motto says, ‘𝙁𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙚’ — 𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝, 𝙗𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠.