Christchurch West High School
Hagley Community College in 2008
Christchurch West High School existed prior to 1966 on the site of Hagley Community College in Hagley Avenue. In that year 'West' amalgamated with Technical High School to become Hagley High School. The maroon, black and white colours were lost to the 'teal' fashion-statement of the day.
Heritage registration
The main school building, built in 1924, is registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category II heritage structure with registration number 1874.[1] It was originally called the West Christchurch Public School.[2] A centenary book was published in 1958.
Notable staff
- Tony Foster (1853–1918), headmaster from 1882 until ca 1904[3]
Notable alumni
- Derek Arnold (born 1941), All Blacks player[4]
- Sir Frank Callaway (1919–2003), influential music educator and administrator in Perth, Western Australia
- Pauline Gardiner (born 1947), former member of parliament
- Tommy Taylor (1862–1911), former Christchurch Mayor, New Zealand Member of Parliament, businessman and prohibitionist (advocate of temperance)[5]
- Ada Wells (1863–1933), suffragette[6]
- Owen Wilkes (1940–2005), peace campaigner
References
- ↑ "Christchurch West High School". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand.
- ↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Primary Schools". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ↑ McGeorge, Colin. "Thomas Scholfield Foster". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ Christchurch West High School at AllBlacks.com
- ↑ Grigg, A. R. "Taylor, Thomas Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ↑ Fogarty, Philippa. "Wells, Ada - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
Coordinates: 43°32′15.24″S 172°37′24.43″E / 43.5375667°S 172.6234528°E
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