Avele College

Avele College is a secondary school in Vailima, a suburb of Apia in Samoa.

The school was founded in 1924 as a residential secondary school, and officially opened on 12 June 1924 by Administrator of Western Samoa George Spafford Richardson. In 1957 it was converted to a regional post-primary agricultural college, intended to serve students from across the South Pacific. The school was originally boys-only, and female students were not admitted until 1996.

In 2010 the school's library was destroyed by a fire.

In May 2016 the school was closed for two weeks and threatened with permanent closure after a series of brawls with students of rival Malua Fou College which saw 22 students charged.

The school celebrated its centenary in June 2024.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.