Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand, a feat achieved in part thanks to its original inception as a private school. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has places for boarders, who live in two boarding houses adjacent to the main school buildings on the same campus.
The damaged tower of the main building at Nelson College following the 1929 Murchison earthquake
Nelson is a New Zealand city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-oldest settled city in New Zealand; it was established in 1841 and became a city by royal charter in 1858.
View of Nelson from the "Centre of New Zealand" in November 2006
Southern suburbs of Nelson (right) and the nearby town of Richmond (left) seen from the air
Diocese of Nelson Christ Church Cathedral on Church Hill, central Nelson
St Paul's Lutheran Church, Upper Moutere