Tupou College

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Tupou College is a Methodist boys' secondary boarding school in Toloa on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga. Established in 1866 by James Eagan Moulton, it claims to be the oldest secondary school in the Pacific Islands. Enrollment is some 1,000 pupils.

Missionary A. Harold Wood was Principal from 1924 to 1937, during which time the school expanded from 30 students to almost 400.

The College has a 750 acre campus, on which crops of vegetables and fruit are grown.

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