Avele College

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

Opening of Avele School, 12 June 1924, 1924, Samoa, by Percy Williams.

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.^[1] In 1957 it was converted to a regional post-primary agricultural college, intended to serve students from across the South Pacific.^[2] The school was originally boys-only, and female students were not admitted until 1996.^[3]

In 2010 the school's library was destroyed by a fire.^[4]

In May 2016 the school was closed for two weeks and threatened with permanent closure^[5] after a series of brawls with students of rival Malua Fou College^[6] which saw 22 students charged.^[7]

The school celebrated its centenary in June 2024.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Anapu Solofa, politician
• Vaʻai Kolone, former Prime Minister of Samoa^[8]
• Tom Marsters, King's Representative of the Cook Islands^[9][10]
• Paul Wallwork, weightlifter
• Tuiloma Pule Lameko, politician
• Don Opeloge, weightlifter
• Kolone Alefosio, athlete
• Olo Fiti Vaai, politician