What is Wellington College?
'''Wellington College''' is a [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[boarding school]] in [[Berkshire]], South East England for girls and boys. It was started by [[Queen Victoria]] in 1859. It is a member of the [[Rugby Group]] and the [[G20 Schools]] group. In 2006 it became the first school to have happiness lessons.<ref>http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6033415{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The headmaster is [[ames E.L. Dahl|James Dahl]]. 10% of students get into [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] or [[Oxford University]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tatler.com/guides/schools-guide/2014/public/wellington-college |title=Wellington College - Fees, Results & Alumni - Tatler - Tatler |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224646/http://www.tatler.com/guides/schools-guide/2014/public/wellington-college |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Sport== In 2008 Wellington became the first school to win the [[Daily Mail Cup]] in [[rugby]]. It has a [[Racquet|rackets]] court. There are 17 houses. It gives money to [[The Wellington Academy]], a [[state school]] that started in 2009. In 2011 [[Wellington College International Tianjin]] was opened in [[China]]. [[Wellington College International Shanghai]] will open in August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/2578/beyond-wellington/wc-international-shanghai- |title=WC International (Shanghai) &#124; Wellington College |access-date=2013-11-06 |archive-date=2014-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117215213/http://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/2578/beyond-wellington/wc-international-shanghai- |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Schools in Berkshire]] [[Category:1859 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1850s establishments in England]] {{UK-stub}}