Glenavon School

Glenavon School
Location
340 Blockhouse Bay Rd, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland
Coordinates	36°54′37″S174°42′08″E / 36.9102°S 174.7022°E / -36.9102; 174.7022
Information
Type	Co-ed state primary
Motto	Achieving the extraordinary
Established	1955
Ministry of Education Institution no.	1290
Principal	Mr John Hunte [1]
School roll	369 [2] (July 2025)
Socio-economic decile	1
Website	glenavon.school.nz

Glenavon School is a school in Auckland, New Zealand, opened in 1955, catering for pre-school (kindergarten) through to Year 8. There is also a school for children with special educational needs on the campus.

Glenavon Kindergarten (part of Auckland Kindergarten Association) has been operating on Glenavon School grounds since February 2025 and provides 30 hours of free early childhood education for children aged 2-5 years old. ^[3]

Facilities

Glenavon School has a Bikes in Schools bike and scooter path for the community to use outside of school hours ^[4] . The track includes a wooden bridge, pump roller line and short mountain bike track.

References

1. "2019 Staff List". Glenavon School. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
2. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
3. Marketing, A. K. A. "Glenavon Kindergarten". Auckland Kindergarten Association. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
4. Council, Auckland. "Glenavon School Path – bike paths in Auckland". Auckland Council. Retrieved 29 August 2025.