Wellington College Belfast

at 18 Carolan Road, Belfast United Kingdom

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Wellington College Belfast is a co-educational grammar school located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The most recent principal was Nicola Connery. The school was formed when, in 1989, the all-boys' Annadale Grammar School and the all-girls' Carolan Grammar School merged to become a single co-educational school.HistoryWellington 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.UniformThe Wellington blazer takes its blue colour from that of the British Army during the 19th century which was the uniform worn by the Duke of Wellington during his service. The sports kit for Wellington was changed in May 2011.Extracurricular activitiesWellington 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) Activities include; Scripture UnionScience ClubArt ClubConcert BandBoy's ChoirJunior ChoirSenior ChoirJunior Brass GroupSenior Brass GroupWoodwind GroupString TrioSchool Council

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Wellington College Belfast is Belfast based place and this enity listed in School category. Located at 18 Carolan Road Contact phone number of Wellington College Belfast: 02890642539