WC Football and COLL Values

Founded in 1867, Wellington College is a modern school for 21st-century boys which values belonging and is connected to the past. We have a proud history of outstanding academic achievement and a record of national success in both sport and in the performing arts.

Our vision for our students is captured in our school motto Lumen accipe et imperti – Receive the light and pass it on. We enable students with knowledge, skills, and good character, fostering a lifelong committment to meaningful service and positive impact on society.

We do this through living our college values of Integrity, Manaakitanga, and Excellence. We believe that in order to develop a school of good character, we should do the right thing even when no one is watching, we should welcome, support, and encourage others in ways that enhances their mana, and we should do our best and strive to improve in everything we do.

Tiaho te ao, tiaho te ao mārama.

To read more about our 'Coll Values' Click Here