tried to secure Flinders' release. He definitely named the largest island in the group, Mornington Island, after Wellesley, who was also the second Earl of Mornington. The main town on Mornington Island, Gununa (a Lardil word) was founded in 1914 as Mornington Island Community, and renamed by the Queensland Place Names Board on 16 January 1982. Mornington Island State School opened on 28 January 1975. In the , Wellesley Islands had a population of 1,136 people. Education Mornington Island State School is a government-run primary and secondary school at Lardil Street for boys and girls from early childhood through Year 10. (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 263 students, with 25 teachers and 14 full- and part-time non-teaching staff (the equivalent of 11 full-time m positions). It includes a special education program. There are no schools on the island or any nearby areas that offer education to Year 12 on the island. The only options for those years are enrolling in online distance education courses or going away to boarding school. See also Groote Eylandt References IBRA subregions Islands of Queensland North West Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Shire of Mornington (Queensland) Localities in Queensland Carpentaria tropical savanna