Phillipstown School
| Phillipstown School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 39 Nursery Road Phillipstown Christchurch 8011 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 43°32′15″S 172°39′23″E / 43.5376°S 172.6563°ECoordinates: 43°32′15″S 172°39′23″E / 43.5376°S 172.6563°E |
| Information | |
| Funding type | State |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 3474 |
| Principal | Tony Simpson |
| Years offered | 1–8 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| School roll | 164[1] (November 2013) |
| Socio-economic decile | 1 |
| Website | www.phillipstown.school.nz |
Phillipstown School is a state coeducational full primary school located in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Phillipstown. Founded in 1877,[2] the school has 164 students from Years 1 to 8 (ages 5 to 13) as of November 2013.[1]
The school has an attached technology centre, which teaches "manual training" technology subjects to 1200 Year 7 and 8 students from Phillipstown and 30 other full primary schools in Christchurch.[3] Unlike intermediate schools and Year 7–13 secondary schools, most full primary schools in Christchurch don't have the roll numbers, staff or facilities to fully provide technology subjects to Year 7 and 8 students, so the technology centre caters for these schools. Students attend the centre for 90 minutes per week and rotate every term through six different areas of study: wood, metal, plastic, textiles, food, and electronics.[4]
Phillipstown came to national attention in 2013 when it sought a judicial review over Minister of Education Hekia Parata's decision to merge it with nearby Woolston School. The High Court subsequently ruled in favour of Phillipstown and overturned the Minister's decision.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Directory of Schools - as at 4 December 2013". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "The History of Phillipstown". Phillipstown School. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ Turner, Anna (24 November 2012). "Fears centre will go if schools merge". The Press (Christchurch). Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "Scheme of Work 2013 -- Technology Centre". Phillipstown School. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ Mathewson, Nicole; Dally, Joelle; O'Callaghan, Jody (11 October 2013). "Phillipstown School one, Parata nil". The Press (Christchurch). Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ Mead, Thomas (10 October 2013). "Govt's decision to merge Phillipstown school overturned". 3 News NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
External links
- School website
- Education Review Office (ERO) reports
- Board of Trustees of Phillipstown School v. the Minister of Education, [2013] NZHC 2641 (High Court of New Zealand at Christchurch, 9 October 2013).