Christchurch East School

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Christchurch East School
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Christchurch East School in 2019
Address
Christchurch East School
311 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Coordinates 43°31′46″S172°38′49″E / 43.5295°S 172.6470°E / -43.5295; 172.6470
Information
TypeState Co-educational Primary and Intermediate school
Established1873
Ministry of Education Institution no. 3317
PrincipalMike Agar
School roll278 [1] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile3
Website chcheast.school.nz

Christchurch East School, initially referred to as East Christchurch School, is located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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History

The Canterbury Provincial Council passed The Education Ordinance 1873 in June of that year to consolidate law relating to public education. [2] As a consequence, the Christchurch East School district was formed with the purpose of forming several new schools, and the committee held its first meeting on 13 August 1873. [3] The committee approved plans for a school to be built in Gloucester Street on 15 December 1873; this school was named East Christchurch School. [4]

From 1875 to 1878, Henry Hill was its headmaster, [5] and his wife Emily Hill was head of the infants' department. [6] The school had its centennial celebrations from 5 to 7 October 1973. [7] Avonside School became part of this school at some point. [8]

In March 2009, education minister Anne Tolley announced $41 million for school buildings, distributed to 81 schools around the country through the first allocation of property funding under the government's recently announced infrastructure package to address lack of space or need for new school buildings. Christchurch East School is one of the recipients. [9]

The school was considered likely to be damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, [10] but it escaped major damage.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Session XXXIX 1873 (May to June 1873)" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries . Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Christchurch East". The Star . No. 1757. 14 October 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Board of Education". The Star . No. 1810. 17 December 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Kay Morris. "Henry Hill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Upton, Victoria. "Emily Hill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Christchurch East School centennial celebrations, 5th, 6th, and 7th October 1973. Christchurch: Christchurch East School Centennial Committee. 1973. OL   4589309M.
  8. 1 2 Fogarty, Philippa. "Wells, Ada". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  9. ↑ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00177.htm Funding announcement
  10. ↑ "Six schools significantly damaged in earthquake". The New Zealand Herald . 24 February 2011.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter" (PDF). New Zealand Botanical Society. June 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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