Churchill Park School

Churchill Park School is a co-ed primary and intermediate school in Glendowie, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year one until year eight. It is a school with a student population of approximately 450. It is surrounded by Churchill Park, Glendowie. There are 21 classrooms, with staff consisting mostly of females.

All students have a music lesson every week. Year 7 and 8 students have a weekly class learning a language. They also have a 90 minute technology programme each week, which covers some basic skills such as cooking and hands-on crafts. Science is also a minor part of the students' programme. The school had a library and an ICT facility, both of which were valuable resources used to assist class activities, although both of these structures have been destoryed by a fire at 3am on November 15, 2011. Students were also encouraged to make use of these during their daily lunch hour.

Extra Curricular Activities

Churchill Park School offers an array of extra-curricular activities, including the opportunity to learn to play musical instruments, perform with a Choir or Band, record songs in a fully equipped music studio, as well as participation in a number of sports such as Netball, Water Polo Rugby and Soccer. Churchill Park School excels in sport; teams from the school have been representatives at the city-wide Auckland Championships. Churchill Park does well academically, with standardised test results generally higher than national averages.

House Groups

Churchill Park Students are split into four house groups for most sporting events. Students are randomly assigned to either Green, Red, Yellow or Blue house. Each house has two student house captains (elected at the start of the year by their peers) and competes for the House Cup, awarded at the end of each term.

Environmental Projects

Churchill Park School strives to be as environmentally friendly as possible and has received environmental awards. Efforts include having a worm farm, vegetable garden, and a student-planted wetland area. At the beginning of 2010, native trees were planted around the school. Environmental messages such as "I Only Drain Rain" are painted around their stormwater drains, to ensure that nothing other than water is poured down them, since they lead to the ocean.