Christchurch school shake-up details. Last updated 14:50 18/02/2013 Fairfax NZ Prime Minister John Key on the Christchurch school closures. Only a few kilometres separate them, but the contrast couldn't have been greater. At Christchurch's Burnside Primary School there were tears of joy as they learnt today the Government was keeping the school open. But for Phillipstown School principal Tony Simpson the sadness, after being told his school was merging with Woolston School, was overwhelming. The tears fell all around as he broke the news to the gathered community from beneath the school flag pole. "I'm feeling very very sad right now," he said. "If this decision becomes a final decision in 28 days, then we aren't going to be coming to this wonderful, wonderful school for much longer. " And so, as an education expert said today, the ''aftershocks'' of the February 22, 2011, Christchurch quake continue.
Click here to see Government's full plan She had listened to the schools, parents and their communities, she said. What does this mean? Which 7 schoold are closing in christchurch. List of schools in Christchurch. There are 152 schools in Christchurch, New Zealand's second most-populous city, serving approximately 57,500 primary and secondary school students.[1] Most schools are large urban schools based in the city of Christchurch itself, including some of the largest in the country, with several small rural primary schools and a combined primary/secondary school on Banks Peninsula. State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e.
New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested.[3] A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. Current schools[edit] Composite schools (Years 1–13)[edit] The eleven composite schools in Christchurch each cover both primary and secondary education. Contributing primary schools (Years 1–6)[edit] [edit] Parata 'wrestled' with school closure decisions - One News. Published: 5:55AM Monday February 18, 2013 Source: ONE News Education Minister Hekia Parata said she "wrestled with every decision" after announcing the closure of seven Christchurch schools today. Thirty-one of the 38 Christchurch schools earmarked for mergers or closure were given an interim decision on their future today.
Parata announced that seven schools will close and 12 are to merge to create six schools, saying it had not been an easy decision. "The whole situation has been extremely difficult, I have wrestled with every decision. Change is hard, but we've listened to the consultation," she said. Have your say on the school closures on the ONE News Facebook page But opposition MPs and principals have been critical of the decision and plan to fight the Government's proposals.
"Everybody accepts that there is a need for difficult decisions to be taken," Labour's acting education spokesperson, Chris Hipkins said. "She did it backwards and she's caused a huge amount of trauma," she said. Teaching fractions With Cuisinaire Rods. Mairehau Primary School - Our Principal's Message. From the Principal Jenny Washington, Deputy Principal's Blog: Kai ora and welcome to Mairehau Primary School. We are a learning community providing quality education for children of the Mairehau area and beyond. We cater for children from age 5 through to 13 (New Entrants to Year 8). Mairehau Primary School ended 2012 with 380 children in 18 classrooms. The roll is now predicted to be close to 420 by the end of 2013. The children are the heart of our school. We have a total staff of 71 with 21 school teaching staff. The school is well governed by a strong and supportive Board of Trustees who know where governance and management start and end.
Mairehau Primary School has enjoyed strong growth in pupil numbers with numbers being the highest they have been in the past 7 years. We offer a sound and challenging curriculum to those fortunate enough to be enrolled with us. Canterbury Primary Principals' Association. WELCOME TO @school - eTAP.