Wellington College Belfast

Wellington College was founded in 1989 after Annadale Boys and Carolan Girls merged. The school is named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The school moved to its current location on Carolan Road in 2002, which included 2 new rugby pitches, a gravel pitch, an astro pitch and a running track.

In 2002 the new school buildings were officially opened by Prince Andrew who met staff and pupils and had lunch with the Head Girls and Boys.[6]

The Wellington blazer takes its blue colour from that of the British Army during the 19th century[7] which was the uniform worn by the Duke of Wellington during his service. The sports kit for Wellington was changed in May 2011.

Wellington offers a number of extracurricular activities to its pupils. These normally run after school or during lunch time, and are generally overseen by members of the teaching or library staff. In some cases a specialist in a particular subject may be invited to take a course (e.g. In January 2008 Neil Best and Rob Dewey helped with rugby training)[8] Activities include;

• Scripture Union[9]
• Science Club[10]
• Art Club[11]
• Concert Band[12]
• Boy's Choir[13]
• Junior Choir[14]
• Senior Choir[15]
• Junior Brass Group[16]
• Senior Brass Group[17]
• Woodwind Group[18]
• String Trio[19]
• School Council
• Senior Chess Club
• Senior Photography Club
• Drama Club
• Rugby Team
• Hockey Team

• 2005 International School Award[20]
• The school KLQ team won the Kids' Lit Quiz in 2007 at the world final in Oxford.[21]
• Wellington received an award for raising money and providing donations of items to Haiti after the earthquake.
• In 2012, three pupils in Year 11 won the Northern Irish Regional heat of the WorldWise Geography quiz and then became runners up the next year. The team consisted of Jack Taylor (captain), Adam Callender and Marc Thompson.

• Official website