Churton Park School

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Churton Park School
Location
90 Churton Drive, Churton Park, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°12′30″S 174°48′33″E / 41.2083°S 174.8091°E / -41.2083; 174.8091Coordinates: 41°12′30″S 174°48′33″E / 41.2083°S 174.8091°E / -41.2083; 174.8091
Information
Type State, Co-educational, Contributing
Motto Learning For Life
Established 1975
Ministry of Education Institution no. 2824
Principal Anne Lye
School roll 472
Socio-economic decile 10
Website www.churtonpark.school.nz

Churton Park School is a primary school in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.

It will be one of two primary schools in Churton Park when Amesbury Drive School opens in 2012.[1]

Blocks

Prior to 2012, the Blocks were:

  • New entrant block has 5 classrooms (Rooms 11, 12, 13, 20 and 21) where 0-1st graders / Year 0-1s learn (age 4-5)
  • J (Junior) block has 4 classrooms (Rooms 1, 2, 3 and 4) where 2nd graders / Year 2s learn (age 6-7)
  • M (Middle) block has 6 classrooms (Rooms 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19) where 3rd-4th graders / Year 3-4s learn(age 8-9)
  • S (Senior) block has 6 classrooms (Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) where 5th-6th graders / Year 5-6s learn. (age 10-11)

The New Blocks are, however:

  • Hilary Team: new entrants to Year 3
  • Blake Team: Year 4 to Year 6

These new blocks are named after Sir Edmund Hilary and Sir Peter Blake.

Mural

The Churton Park School Mural was organized by Rose Scheyvens, designed by a Mural Design Team consisting of 8 Students (Ages 10–11) and was painted by lots of students (Ages 9–11).

The Mural was finished with painting about 1½ weeks before opening. The Grand Opening was at 9:30 am on Thursday 16 December 2010 outside Churton Park School as police provided a road block so students could watch from the road. The Grand Opening had some special guests including Peter Dunne (Ohariu MP), Katrina Shanks (National MP), More FM presenter, Churton Park Board of Trustees. There was also a special performance by the Kapa Haka group and a special visit from Santa. The audience consisted of teachers, parents, children, staff, special guests, etc.

New School

The new Amesbury Drive School is expected to be finished in 2012 and is to open at the start of Term 1 2012.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Burgess, Dave (9 June 2009). "New school for 'forgotten suburb'". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 
  2. ↑ http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/ Newsletter No 3
  3. ↑ http://wellington.gen.nz/amesbury-drive-school-establishment-board-of-trustees Board of Trustees
  4. ↑ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00131/principal-appointed-for-amesbury-school.htm New Principal appointed

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