New Zealand - Auckland - Wesley College - Form 7 - 1981 Wesley College - Wesley College is a secondary school in Paerata, at the northern edge of Pukekohe, Auckland Region - The school was founded by members of the Methodist Church in 1844, making it one of the country's oldest schools - Initially located in Grafton and then the Three Kings area of Auckland, it closed in 1868 before reopening in 1876 in Three Kings again - From the beginning there was an emphasis on educating Maori boys, and also played a prominent role in educating students from countries of the South Pacific. - In 1924 the school was moved to its current location of Paerata, near Pukekohe. - In 1985 it was one of the first boys schools in New Zealand to admit girls at the senior level