Queen Elizabeth College, Palmerston North

Queen Elizabeth College
Address
Rangitikei Street,
Palmerston North,
New Zealand
Coordinates 40°20′47″S 175°36′18″E / 40.3463°S 175.6051°ECoordinates: 40°20′47″S 175°36′18″E / 40.3463°S 175.6051°E
Information
Type State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9-13)
Motto Scientia est Potentia
Knowledge is Power
Established 1906
Ministry of Education Institution no. 201
Principal M. Houghton
School roll 236[1] (March 2015)
Socio-economic decile 3G[2]
Website qec.school.nz

Queen Elizabeth College (QEC) is a secondary school in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Location

It is located on Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North .

Facilities

Queen Elizabeth College has many facilities and resources for its students, such as:

QEC is the home of Access Radio 999AM and ACE Night School (Adult Continuing Education)

Colours

The colours of Queen Elizabeth College are Black, Maroon and Gold.

History

Queen Elizabeth College was founded in 1906 as Palmerston North Technical School. However the school was 4 years in the making, from a public meeting held in the city in 1902, gauging public interest in technical classes. The first classes were held at the Palmerston North High School and also at Campbell Street School.

In 1903, the High School and the Technical School were separated.

In 1908, land was bought at Princess Street, when in 1909 a building was opened to house the school (this is now the main campus of UCOL).

The school recently held its Centennial with a celebration over Queen's Birthday Weekend.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

Notes

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.