Tupou College
| Tupou College Toloa | |
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| Address | |
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Toloa, Tonga |
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| Coordinates | 21°13′40″S 175°9′41″W / 21.22778°S 175.16139°WCoordinates: 21°13′40″S 175°9′41″W / 21.22778°S 175.16139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public School / Church owned |
| Motto |
Tongan: "Ko Tonga Mo'unga Ki He Loto" ("Tonga's Strength-hold is its Heart") |
| Denomination | Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga |
| Established | 1866 |
| Founder | Rev James Egan Moulton |
| Principal | Rev. 'Alifeleti 'Atiola |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 913 (2014) |
| Average class size | 25 |
| Medium of language | Tongan, English |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Classrooms | 21 |
| Colour(s) | Blue, White and Black |
| Website | http://www.tupou.to |
Toloa,
Tongatapu ,
P.O. Box 4, Toloa,
Tupou College is a Methodist boys' secondary boarding school in Toloa on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga.It is located on the Eastern District of Tongatapu near the village of Malapo. The school is owned by the Free Weslyan Church of Tonga. Established in 1866 by James Egan Moulton, it claims to be the oldest secondary school in the Pacific Islands. Enrolment is some 1,000 pupils. Tupou College was first established at Nuku'alofa at the location on which Queen Salote College stands today. From there it moved to Nafualu, Sia'atoutai on the site where Sia'atoutai Theological College now stands. In 1948, the school last moved to Toloa in the Eastern District of Tongatapu where it still stands today. Tupou College's Brother school is Newington College which is in Sydney, Australia.
Missionary A. Harold Wood was Principal from 1924 to 1937, during which time the school expanded from 30 students to almost 400. The first Tongan principal of the school was Rev. Sione Siupeli Taiamoni Taliai who was principal from 1970-1979.
The College has a 750-acre (3.0 km2) campus, on which crops of vegetables and fruit are grown. This includes an area of forest noted in Tonga as the Toloa Rainforest Reserve containing a variety of plant species endemic to Tonga as well as those no longer found in other parts of the kingdom. The forest is far smaller in size today then when they first moved there because of the construction of the airport, University of the Nations at Lafalafa and clearance for extra farmland. Tree planting projects have been carried out in the previous years within the forest to ensure the survival and continuous growth of the unique species found at Toloa.
The school trains students in Christian discipleship through programs of worship, study, work and recreation. They stay within the campus from Saturdays to Fridays. All students are required to stay within the campus; the only exception being those possessing medical problems and difficulties.
School grades are from forms 1-7 (Year 7-13) including two technical classes where students learn engineering, motor repair, carpentry, metalwork,electrical engineering and art & design.
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