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New Zealand Standard School Buildings
New Zealand standard school buildings were largely developed and built in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Following the Second World War, more schools and classrooms were needed to address the pre-existing shortage and to handle the increasing school population with the subsequent baby boom. Using standard designs allowed the demand to be met while reducing construction time and costs. Primary school designs For the most part, primary school designs varied between education boards. Designs included: *Avalon *Canterbury Open-Air Veranda *Canterbury "White Lines" *Canterbury Education Board Unit System (CEBUS) *Canterbury Open-Plan *Dominion Basic *Formula Secondary school designs In contrast to primary schools, secondary school designs were standardised nationally. Nelson Single-Storey The Nelson Single-Storey is characterised by its single-storey H-shaped classroom blocks with a large toilet and cloak area on one side.:31–33 Studies conducted in 1954 saw the move to separate se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid-twentieth Century Baby Boom
The middle of the 20th century was marked by a significant and persistent increase in fertility rates in many countries, especially in the Western world. The term '' baby boom'' is often used to refer to this particular boom, generally considered to have started immediately after World War II, although some demographers place it earlier or during the war. This terminology led to those born during this baby boom being nicknamed the baby boom generation. The boom coincided with a marriage boom. The increase in fertility was driven primarily by a decrease in childlessness and an increase in parity progression to a second child. In most of the Western countries, progression to a third child and beyond declined, which, coupled with aforementioned increase in transition to first and second child, resulted in higher homogeneity in family sizes. The baby boom was most prominent among educated and economically active women. The baby boom ended with a significant decline in fertility ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayfield High School, Dunedin
Bayfield High School is a coed, co-educational high school in Dunedin, New Zealand. It was established in 1961 and is located on the corner of Musselburgh Rise and Shore Street, adjacent to the Otago Harbour. The school currently has approximately 600 students. History Bayfield High School was founded in 1961. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in June 2011. On 14 November 2023, Bayfield attracted significant domestic media attention following an email threat. In response, the school was placed on lockdown for two hours while members of the New Zealand Police's Armed Offenders Squad searched the school grounds. Police subsequently spoke to a youth who was identified as a "person of interest" and the source of the threat which sparked the lockdown. On 24 September 2024, the school was evacuated after receiving another email threat. Police subsequently arrested and charged a 16 year old youth with threatening to kill. Enrolment As of , Bayfield High School has roll of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlborough Girls' College
Marlborough Girls' College is a state single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand. The school was established in 1963 after splitting from Marlborough College (now Marlborough Boys' College). Serving Years 9 to 13, the college has students as of . History This school was established in 1963. Previously Blenheim was served by the co-educational Marlborough College, which subsequently continued to serve as Marlborough Boys' College. Enrolment As of , Marlborough Girls' College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system). Houses The Marlborough Girls' College has four houses: * Awatere * Ōpaoa * Kaituna * Wairau Notable staff * J. S. Parker – artist Notable alumnae * Megan Craig (born 1992) – squash player * Sophie MacKenzie (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoura College
Makoura College (spelled Makora College prior to 1990) is a state co-educational secondary school located in Masterton, New Zealand. The school opened in 1968 as the town's second state secondary school, alongside Wairarapa College. Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), the school has a roll of students as of History Makoura College was established in 1968 to cope with an expanding youth population in the Masterton district. It began with a roll of approximately 800, and was governed by the same Board of Governors as nearby Wairarapa College. The college was sited on the eastern side of Masterton, close to several primary schools, and a then government-owned printing press. During the ''Tomorrow's Schools'' reforms of the late 1980s, a stand-alone Board of Trustees was instated. Facilities The school's classrooms are largely contained within two 2-story H-shaped Nelson Blocks, although a technology block and arts block also house classes pertaining to their subject are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mairehau High School
Mairehau High School is a state co-educational secondary school in Mairehau, Christchurch, New Zealand. The school takes its name from the suburb Mairehau having been adopted in 1916 as a compliment to Mrs Mairehau Hutton whose father, Arthur Gravenor Rhodes, owned considerable property in the area and was a notable benefactor to the district. The school is located at the northeast end of the suburb, near to Shirley, thus forming a coeducation alternative to Shirley Boys' High School, and Avonside Girls' High School. Mairehau High School opened on 1 February 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the Department of Statistics. Enrolment As of , Mairehau High School has roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile In the education in New Zealand, New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytton High School
Lytton High School is a co-educational state secondary school in Gisborne, New Zealand for students in Years 9 to 13. History Gisborne High School was the first and only state secondary school in Gisborne between 1909 and 1955. It was a co-educational school, however in 1956 it was decided that the school would be divided into Gisborne Boys' High School and Gisborne Girls' High School. Soon after the split, plans were made to establish a third and co-educational state secondary school. The Gisborne High Schools Board of Governors chose an area of land in outer Mangapapa to base the school, with the other option being in outer Kaiti. It was decided that the school be named 'Lytton', thus identifying it with Lytton Road where the school was to be situated. The original derivation of the name was from Lord Lytton, a distinguished British politician, poet and novelist. Building of the school commenced in May 1960 and in June of that year, Mr J. C. Wilson was appointed principa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuranui College
Kuranui College is a State school, state Mixed-sex education, co-educational secondary school, secondary day school for the South Wairarapa located in Greytown, New Zealand. The college opened in February 1960 to replace the four district high schools in Greytown, Featherston, New Zealand, Featherston, Martinborough, and Carterton, New Zealand, Carterton. The college was built in Greytown, for it was the midpoint of the towns. In the midst of the Mid-20th century baby boom, post-World War II baby boom. It has been said to have as many as 900 students in the mid-1970s, but since the end of the baby boom, that number has dropped. Then Education Minister Lockwood Smith disbanded the college's Board of Trustees due to it being dysfunctional. Brian Lochore was appointed commissioner after sacking of the board of trustees in 1994. Board in-fighting had reached the stage where the students rebelled, staging a lunchtime student strike. In 2005, Trevor Mallard visited Kuranui College due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karamu High School , a theater in Cleveland, Ohio
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Karamu or Karamū may refer to: * Karamu, New Zealand, a rural locality in the North Island of New Zealand * ''Coprosma robusta'', a tree known as karamū * ''Coprosma lucida'', a shrub sometimes called shining karamū * ''Coprosma macrocarpa'', a shrub called coastal karamū * Karamu (feast), a feast held on December 31 as part of the Kwanzaa celebrations *Karamu House Karamu House in the Fairfax neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is the oldest producing Black Theatre in the United States opening in 1915. Many of Langston Hughes's plays were developed and premiered at the theate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamo High School
Kamo (officially Te Kamo) is a northern suburb of the New Zealand city of Whangārei. The town's name was legally changed to ''Te Kamo'' in 2023. It is approximately five minutes' drive from the centre of Whangārei. There was coal mining in the area between 1875 and 1955, and it was known for its hot springs in the early years of the 20th century. Etymology According to the oral traditions of the local Māori hapū (sub-tribe), Ngāti Kahu-o-Torongare, Te Kamo was an ancestor who resided in the now-eponymous area and the wider region. Considered an introvert, Te Kamo worked in the background to ensure the prosperity and safety of his people, including organising trade with other hapū from coastal areas. The name of the area was recorded as ''Te Kamo'' during the early years of European settlement, but it was subsequently unofficially shortened to ''Kamo''. In 2023, the name of the suburb was officially changed to ''Te Kamo'' by the New Zealand Geographic Board. History Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cook High School
James Cook High School is a state co-ed secondary school in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa, New Zealand. History James Cook High School opened in February 1968. Like most New Zealand state secondary schools of the era, the school was constructed to the Nelson Two-Storey standard plan, characterised by its two-storey H-shaped classroom blocks. The name chosen for the school was met with widespread interest and approval, as 1968 was the bicentennial of the commencement of Captain Cook's voyage on the Endeavour into the south seas of the Pacific. The James Cook High School crest was originally a broad shield design with a gold heraldic ship with full white sails and red pennants in the centre. The ship is sailing through two waves. The four gold stars are in the form of the Southern Cross. The school's insignia and uniform were modernised in 2013 and 2014. Both the crest and motto were inspired by the name 'James Cook.' The James Cook High School School colours are Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillmorton High School
Hillmorton is a suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, around south-east of Rugby town centre, forming much of the eastern half of the town. It is also a ward of the Borough of Rugby. Hillmorton was historically a village in its own right, but was incorporated into Rugby in 1932. Hillmorton also encompasses the Paddox housing estate to the west of the old village, which is shown on many maps as 'Hillmorton Paddox', this area however is part of a separate ward called 'Paddox'. History Settlements in the Hillmorton area spread into the prehistoric era. Archaeological digs at near Ashlawn Road in 2017 found remains of human settlement dating back to the Bronze Age (1000 – 500 BC), as well as numerous finds of occupation from the Roman period, including items of pottery and the remains of pottery or tile kilns. Before Rugby spread to the east, Hillmorton was a village. The village was formed by amalgamation of two settlements: ''Hull'' and ''Morton'': The former being the part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glendowie College
Glendowie College is a public secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. History The college was opened in 1961, with fewer than 200 pupils. The technology block, now Adams Building, was the only building established at the time of the school's opening. Like most New Zealand state secondary schools built in the 1960s, Glendowie College was built to the Nelson Two-Storey standard plan, with its two-storey H-shaped general classroom blocks. In 2020 and 2021 the school completed its state-of-the-art Science Block. The Science block was Co-Built with the Summerville School for Special Needs. As well as recently completing a learning centre for its own students. Enrolment As of , Glendowie College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have the socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 9 and 10 under the former socio-economic decile system). Edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
