History
Queen Elizabeth College was founded in 1906 as Palmerston North Technical School. However the school was 4 years in the making, from a public meeting held in the city in 1902, gauging public interest in technical classes. The first classes were held at the Palmerston North High School (which was also split into two single gender secondary schools) and also at Campbell Street School.
In 1903, the High School and the Technical School were separated.
In 1908, land was bought at Princess Street, when in 1909 a building was opened to house the school (this is now the main campus of UCOL).
Palmerston North is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River, 35 km (22 mi) from the river's mouth, and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the Manawatū Gorge, about 140 km (87 mi) north of the capital, Wellington. Palmerston North is the country's eighth-largest urban area, with an urban population of 82,500. The estimated population of Palmerston North city is 91,800.
Wellington High School is a co-educational secondary school in the CBD of Wellington, New Zealand. It has a role of approximately 1500 students. It was founded in 1886 as the Wellington College of Design, to provide a more practical education than that offered by the existing schools. In 1905 it became the first coeducational daytime Technical College in New Zealand. It is one of only two coeducational secondary schools in Wellington, and one of only a handful in the country, that does not have a school uniform.
Tokomairiro High School is a co-educational, state secondary school in Milton, New Zealand, often simply known as "Toko".
Awatapu College is a state co-educational secondary school in Awapuni, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Palmerston North Boys' High School is a boys' school in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Avondale College is a state coeducational secondary school located in the central Auckland, New Zealand, suburb of Avondale. With a roll of 2,797 students from years 9–13, it is the third largest secondary school in New Zealand.
Freyberg High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in the suburb of Roslyn in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Palmerston North Girls' High School is a secondary school for girls, located in the suburb of West End in the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Roslyn is a suburb in the city of Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
Papaioea is a suburb of Palmerston North on New Zealand's North Island.
Palmerston North Central is the central suburb and central business district of Palmerston North, on New Zealand's North Island.
Heretaunga College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The school has approximately 684 students from Years 9 to 13.
Wainuiomata High School, a state co-educational secondary school, operates in Wainuiomata, a suburb of Lower Hutt in New Zealand. The school was founded in January 2002 from the merger of Wainuiomata College and Parkway College. A total of 655 students from Years 9 to 13 attended the school as of February 2024.
Napier Boys' High School is a secondary boys' school in Napier, New Zealand. It currently has a school roll of approximately 1,321 pupils. The school provides education from Year 9 to Year 13.
Wairarapa College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Masterton, New Zealand. The college first opened in 1938, following the merger of Wairarapa High School with the Masterton Technical School. Serving Years 9 to 13, the college has 1,039 students as of February 2024, including approximately 175 resident in the school's on-site boarding hostel, College House.
St Catherine's College, a Catholic secondary school for girls, operates in the Wellington suburb of Kilbirnie in New Zealand. The Sisters of Mercy founded St Catherine's in 1919 initially as a primary school before becoming a secondary school in 1950.
Whanganui City College is located in Ingestre Street, Whanganui. It became Wanganui City College in 1994. It was formerly the Wanganui Technical College established in 1911 and it became Wanganui Boys' College in 1964.
Rangitikei College, formerly known as Marton District High School, is a state secondary coeducational school located in Marton, Rangitikei District, New Zealand. It is located towards the east of the town centre on 24 Bredins Line.
Cornerstone Christian School is an integrated co-educational Area School for Years 1–13 in the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand. The school is divided by an administrative block between the junior and senior areas, after the senior area the newly installed intermediate block is situated.
