Christ's College, Christchurch

Right here on this spot in central Christchurch is Christ’s College, the oldest independent school in New Zealand. It was founded way back in 1850 by Reverend Henry Jacobs, originally in Lyttelton, as a school for the early settlers. Today it’s a private Anglican secondary school for boys, with about 698 students from Year 9 to 13. It’s one of only three schools in New Zealand that’s an International Member of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference, which is the group for leading independent schools in the UK, Ireland, and the Commonwealth. It’s also part of Round Square, an international network of 230 schools across 50 countries. So you’re standing at a place with some serious global connections.