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Tupou College is a Methodist boys' secondary boarding school in Toloa on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga.It is located on the Eastern District of Tongatapu near the village of Malapo. The school is owned by the Free Weslyan Church of Tonga. Established in 1866 by James Egan Moulton, it claims to be the oldest secondary school in the Pacific Islands. Enrolment is some 1,000 pupils. Tupou College was first established at Nuku'alofa at the location on which Queen Salote College stands today. From there it moved to Nafualu, Sia'atoutai on the site where Sia'atoutai Theological College now stands. In 1948, the school last moved to Toloa in the Eastern District of Tongatapu where it still stands today. Tupou College's Brother school is Newington College which is in Sydney, Australia. Missionary A. Harold Wood was Principal from 1924 to 1937, during which time the school expanded from 30 students to almost 400. The first Tongan principal of the school was Rev. Sione Siupeli Taiamoni Taliai who was principal from 1970-1979. The College has a campus, on which crops of vegetables and fruit are grown. This includes an area of forest noted in Tonga as the Toloa Rainforest Reserve containing a variety of plant species endemic to Tonga as well as those no longer found in other parts of the kingdom. The forest is far smaller in size today then when they first moved there because of the construction of the airport, University of the Nations at Lafalafa and clearance for extra farmland. Tree planting projects have been carried out in the previous years within the forest to ensure the survival and continuous growth of the unique species found at Toloa.〔(www.tct.to )〕 ==Notable alumni== *Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Late King of Tonga reigning from 1967–2006 *Viliami Tangi, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister * Fetu'utolu Tupou, Former Defense Minister * Peauafi Haukinima, Former Minister for Agriculture * Paula Sunia Bloomfield,Former Interim Minister for Education * Tevita H. Palefau, Former Minister for Education, Women Affairs and Culture *'Aisake Eke, Finance Minister *Willie Ofahengaue, professional Australian rugby union player *Saimone Taumoepeau, professional New Zealand rugby union player *George Smith, professional Australian rugby union player 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tupou College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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