Aorangi School
| Aorangi School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Colwyn Street, Bryndwr, Christchurch | |
| Coordinates | 43°30′22″S 172°35′42″E / 43.50600°S 172.59500°ECoordinates: 43°30′22″S 172°35′42″E / 43.50600°S 172.59500°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State non-integrated co-educational contributing primary school |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 3278 |
| Principal | Stephanie Thompson |
| School roll | 87[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 3 |
| Website | http://www.aorangi.ac.nz/ |
Aorangi School was located in the suburb of Bryndwr in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. The school was closed by the government on 27 January 2010.[2][3]
About 40 of the former Aorangi School students transferred to Burnside Primary School.[3] The last principal was Stephanie Thompson.[4] The school's roll before closure was 87.[1]
The current Prime Minister John Key was a former student at Aorangi.
See also
- List of schools in the Canterbury Region
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3278 Te Kete Ipurangi information on Aorangi School
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/3184266/Judge-shuts-door-on-Aorangi Press article on school closure, 22 December 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Law, Tina (28 January 2010). "Aorangi students swell Burnside's muster". Christchurch: The Press. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ http://www.aorangi.ac.nz/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=2 Principal's address on the school's website - link now dead