Hornby High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in the western Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Hornby. It caters for approximately 934 students from Years 7 to 13 (ages 10 to 18).
| Hornby High School Te Huruhuru ao o Horomaka (Māori) | |
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| Address | |
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180 Waterloo Road Hornby Christchurch 8042 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 43°32′17″S 172°31′37″E / 43.538°S 172.527°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (Year 7–13) |
| Motto | Commitment. Achievement. Resilience. Respect |
| Established | 1975 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 338 |
| Chairperson | Kaye Banks |
| Principal | Iain Murray |
| School roll | 934[2] (August 2024) |
| Colour(s) | Gold and Blue |
| Socio-economic decile | 3H[1] |
| Website | www.hornby.school.nz |
History
editThe school opened in February 1975 to serve the growing Hornby area. The permanent classroom blocks were supposed to be ready for the first intake of 240 Form 3 (now Year 9) students, but delays within the Treasury and Ministry of Works saw the completion date pushed back to early 1976. As a temporary solution, the Canterbury Education Board constructed twelve CEBUS relocatable classroom blocks[nb 1] at the eastern end of the school site. Most of the CEBUS classrooms are still present at the school, alongside the permanent S68 classroom blocks typical of 1970s-built New Zealand state secondary schools.[3][4]
Originally a Year 9 to 13 secondary school, the school added Years 7 and 8 in January 2014 following the closure of nearby Branston Intermediate School[5]
Notable staff
edit- John Minto, political activist[6]
- Chelsea Bremner, rugby union player[7]
Notes
edit- ^ CEBUS stands for Canterbury Education Board Unit System
References
edit- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Williams, Murray Noel (2014). Building Yesterday's Schools: An Analysis of Educational Architectural Design as Practised by the Building Department of the Canterbury Education Board from 1916-1989 (Thesis). University of Canterbury. hdl:10092/9591. OCLC 889975505.
- ^ "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types" (PDF). Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Parata, Hekia (20 June 2013). "Change of Class of Hornby High School (338), Christchurch" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. 2013 (78). New Zealand Government: 2137. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Minto to stand for Christchurch mayoralty". Otago Daily Times Online News. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Chelsea Bremner signs with Waitomo Chiefs Manawa". The Chiefs Rugby Club. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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