Southwell School

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Southwell School
Southwell Badge
Motto Per Aspera Ad Astram
Type Private Co-ed Full Primary (Year 1-8) with Boarding Facilities
Year established 1911
Address 200 Peachgrove Road, Hamilton
Principal R Helm
School roll 610
Socio-economic decile (10 is high) 10
Ministry of Education Institution no. 4141
Website www.southwell.school.nz

Southwell School is an independent co-educational Anglican preparatory school located in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is considered to be a feeder school for St Paul's Collegiate School, although significant numbers of its students go on to attend other schools, most commonly St Peter's School, Hamilton Boys' High School and King's College.

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[edit] Houses

Southwell School currently has 6 houses which are named after famous cathedrals in England.

  • Lincoln
  • Sailsbury
  • Winchester
  • Durham
  • Canterbury
  • York

[edit] Opera

Southwell School is famous for the top quality operas they perform anually. Operas in recent years include The Gondoliers, written by Gilbert and Sullivan, and Titanic:The Musical, written by Peter Stone and Maury Yeaston. Southwell School was the first primary/intermediate school in the World to perform this opera.

[edit] Notable former pupils

[edit] Notable former staff