Riccarton High School

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Riccarton High School
Māori: Te Kura Tuarua o Pūtaringamotu
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Address
Riccarton High School
31 Vicki Street,
Sockburn,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Coordinates 43°32′10″S172°33′53″E / 43.53611°S 172.56472°E / -43.53611; 172.56472
Information
TypeState co-educational secondary (Year 9–13)
MottoDisce ut Prosis
Learn that you may be of service
Established1958
Ministry of Education Institution no. 334
ChairpersonJanine Ogier
PrincipalMr Neil Haywood
School roll1099 [1] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile6N [2]
Website riccarton.school.nz

Riccarton High School (Māori : Te Kura Tuarua o Pūtaringamotu) is a state co-educational secondary school located in Upper Riccarton, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. With a roll of 1099 students, [1] it is one of the five largest secondary schools in Christchurch.

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History

The Government purchased the 25-acre (10 ha) site for the school in September 1954. The site had previously been proposed for a textile mill, but was sold after the owner abandoned its proposal. [3]

In January 1956, the Christchurch Post-primary Schools' Council agreed to establish a high school in western Christchurch. The council originally decided to develop Burnside High School first; the Riccarton site was disfavoured due to proximity to an industrial area, the Wigram Aerodrome and main arterial roads. [4] A deputation of eight primary schools, Wharenui, Ilam, Riccarton, Sockburn, Hornby, Yaldhurst, Templeton and West Melton, urged the council to reconsider its decision and develop the Riccarton site first. [5] On 1 May 1956, the council agreed to develop Riccarton High School ahead of Burnside High School. [6]

The school opened on 4 February 1958 with an initial roll of 140 students. [7] The school's roll increased over time, reaching its height in 1974 when it had some 1,149 pupils on its books. With the opening of Hornby High School in 1976, Riccarton's roll began to drop. The lowest roll since 1974 was in 1986 when the school had dropped to just 612 pupils. Since then, the school has increased its numbers, stabilising at about 950 pupils a year.

Academics

As a state school, Riccarton High School follows the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC). In Years 11 to 13, students complete the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), the main secondary school qualification in New Zealand. [8]

Sport, music and culture

Riccarton High School has two sister schools in Japan. They are Takefu Higashi High School senior school in the Fukui Prefecture and Sakai Machi in Gunma Prefecture. [9]

Facilities

Riccarton High School was primarily constructed in the late-1950s "Nelson Single Storey" design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with six classrooms arranged in an H shape and toilet and cloakrooms on one side. Riccarton had three of these blocks, but only two remain: T block and S block. The school also has two 1960s "Nelson 2H" blocks, E/F and G/H, which are two-storey versions of the Nelson Single Storey blocks. [10] E/F block was demolished and replaced with a marae.

In 2004 the school entered into a "partnership" with the Christchurch City Council to build a large school/community joint-use library and cafe at the school.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "SITE BOUGHT FOR HIGH SCHOOL - BACK LAND BLOCK AT UPPER RICCARTON". The Press . 29 September 1954. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "SITE FOR NEXT HIGH SCHOOL - BURNSIDE ROAD PREFERRED". The Press. 31 January 1956. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "SITE FOR NEXT HIGH SCHOOL - Burnside Road Or Riccarton - COMMITTEES' CLAIMS". The Press. 18 April 1956. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "SITE FOR NEXT HIGH SCHOOL - CURLETTS ROAD CHOSEN - ARANUI TO FOLLOW IN 1959". The Press. 2 May 1956. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "NEW SCHOOL TO OPEN - Ceremony Today". The Press. 4 February 1958. p. 10.
  8. ↑ "National Certificate of Educational Achievement" (PDF). Riccarton High. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ↑ Jacques, Anne. "Visit from our Japanese sister school — August 2017 Newsletter". Riccarton High School. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types" (PDF). Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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