Hazlewood – Singer Timothy Hyde – magician and writer Eddie Johnston – musician, Race Banyon and Lontalius King Kapisi – musician Helen Kelly – President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Paul Eagle – Former Deputy Mayor of Wellington City, MP for Rongotai. Tom Larkin – musician, Shihad Sir Peter Leitch – The Mad Butcher Len Lye – artist, attended evening art classes at Wellington Technical College (now Wellington High School) Willy Moon – Singer and former X Factor New Zealand judge Nigel Priestley ONZM – earthquake engineer, professor at University of California Chelsie Preston Crayford – actress James Shaw – Male co-leader of New Zealand's Green Party Maud Winifred Sherwood – artist Eric Tindill – sportsman, double All Black – cricket and rugby Grant Tilly – actor, Downstage Theatre, Unity Theatre, films and television Jon Toogood – musician, Shihad Sir Jon Trimmer KNZM – ballet dancer Roland Wakelin – artist regarded as a founder of modern art movement in Australia Dan Weekes-Hannah – actor Tandi Wright – actress, Shortland Street and Out of the Blue Solo Tohi – Part of the Australian/ NZ break dance crew Justice Crew that won 2010 Australia's Got Talent Eva McGauley (1999–2018) – Activist, founder and CEO of www.Evaswish.com. Established an online charity for those who are victims of sexual harm References Sources Noel Harrison, The school that Riley built: The story of the Wellington Technical College from 1886 to the present day (ASIN: B0007JSZJ2): The history of Wellington Technical College up to 1961. External links Educational institutions established in 1886 Secondary schools in the Wellington Region Schools in Wellington City 1886 establishments in New Zealand