About

For years, there simply wasn’t a local alternative to the conventional private school experience. So a group of local entrepreneurs created one themselves. 

We believe that every form of diversity makes us a stronger community.

We are an independent, coeducational, preschool-through-grade 12, college-preparatory day school. Our students benefit from small classes as they dive deep into their knowledge of the world and themselves. All of our graduates go on to attend college, with many matriculating to the nation’s top universities. Students carry with them the ideals of The Wellington School and an insatiable desire for lifelong learning.

Wellington was conceived in 1979 by a group of Columbus executives and entrepreneurs with the goal of creating the first coeducational, independent school in Columbus. They spent three years refining plans, raising money, finding a property, and recruiting teachers and students. In 1982, Wellington opened. All of the living founders remain connected to Wellington today. Many of the founders’ children graduated from Wellington and now their grandchildren as well. Each says the school has exceeded their original vision, and Wellington continues to innovate curriculum that creates tomorrow’s leaders.