Southbrook, New Zealand
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Southbrook is a suburb of Rangiora, in North Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located at the south end of the town. The population in the 2013 Census was 801.[1] As the term "town" has no official meaning in New Zealand, Southbrook is sometimes considered as a separate town.
Education
Southbrook has one primary school and one state-integrated area school.
Southbrook School is a state co-educational full primary school with a roll of 348 students (as of March 2015).[2] The school opened in 1874, and the current principal is Shane Fletcher.
Rangiora New Life School is a state-integrated co-educational full primary school. It was established in the 1970s originally as a primary and intermediate non-denominational Christian 'co-ed' school, but was later expanded to include a secondary school built across the Southbrook Stream from the original primary school. Originally a private school, it integrated into the state education system in March 1994.[3] It has a roll of over 300 students, many of whom are not of religious conviction (the school having a policy of acceptance towards personal religion). It is notable for its high success rate of students passing their respective NCEA qualifications. In 2010, all Year 11 students at the school passed their NCEA Level 1 standards, the highest pass rate in New Zealand.[4]
References
- ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place:Southbook
- ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ "Integration Agreement -- Rangiora New Life School, Rangiora". New Zealand Gazette 1994: 1277. 7 April 1994. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Rangiora New Life School". NZ Association for Christian Schools. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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