Albany Junior High School

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Albany Junior High School
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Albany Junior High School
19 Appleby Road


New Zealand
Coordinates 36°44′54″S174°41′28″E / 36.7483°S 174.6912°E / -36.7483; 174.6912 Coordinates: 36°44′54″S174°41′28″E / 36.7483°S 174.6912°E / -36.7483; 174.6912
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TypeState coed secondary, years 7–10
MottoEmpower to excel in a fast moving world
Established2005 (2005)
Ministry of Education Institution no. 6948
PrincipalCushla Shepherd
School roll1143 [1] (March 2022)
Socio-economic decile10
Website www.ajhs.school.nz

Albany Junior High School is a junior high school situated in North Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Establishment

Opened in 2005, Albany Junior High School was the first purpose built junior high (years 7 through 10) in New Zealand. [2] The school was opened by the then Prime Minister Helen Clark who said that the school was a model for future middle level schooling in the country. [3]

There are only six Junior High Schools in the country. [4]

Organisation

There are approximately 1300 students attending the school. The average number of students per class is around 30.

The school caters for years 7–10, after which most of the students will move on to the nearby Albany Senior High, which opened in 2009. [5]

Facilities

Teaching blocks

The blocks are named after native New Zealand birds. So far four of the planned five have been built - Kiwi, Makomako, Ruru, and Tui. Each has a series of normal classrooms together with specialised classrooms such as science laboratories or art rooms and a courtyard.

The bell is an unusual exotic bell, [6] consisting of native birdcall, and is different in areas of the school.

Support blocks

These include:

See also

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