Northland School

Northland School
Northland School
	Northland School
Address
	14 Harbour View Road,; Northland,; Wellington,; New Zealand
Coordinates	41.2805°S 174.7598°E
Information
Type	State coed primary,; years 1–8
Established	1906
Ministry of Education Institution no.	2931
Principal	Jeremy Edwards
School roll	285[1] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decile	10
Website	northland.school.nz

Northland School is a small state primary school in western Wellington, established in 1906. It is in the suburb of Northland, thus its name. Northland School is situated at 14 Harbour View Road (on the corner of Northland Road and Harbour View Road). It is a decile ten school.

Sport

Northland School compete in many Western Zone Championships. These include Football, Rippa Rugby, Cricket, Athletics and Swimming. The school also has a large focus on Netball and the school Netball team has its own website (linked below).

BYOD

The school has a Bring Your Own Device (or BYOD) system. Students in years 3–8 are permitted to bring in a device. There is no requirement to do so but the school recommends bringing in a Chromebook.

Structure

The school caters for Years 1 through 8, and there are 4 teams, each made up of 2–3 year groups. Each team has 3–4 classes and the children change classes every year.

2006 centennial

In 2006, Northland School held its 100 Year Anniversary. All of the students took part in the school play. The students were divided into four teams; Team 1 (Years 0–2) took the first 25 years, Team 2 (Years 3–4) took the next 25 years, Team 3 (Years 5–6) took the next 25 years, and Team 4 (Years 7–8) took the last 25 years.

School principals

The school has had the following principals:[2][3]

2003–present Jeremy Edwards
1995–2002 Pat Manning
1990–1994 Liz Millar
1967–1990 Lou Grondin
1962–1966 Mr C. P. Bryce
1957–1961 Mr. L. H. Bansgrove
1956–1957 Mr. R. MacCaskill
1954–1956 Mr. H. Downes
1951–1953 Mr. H. Blackburn
1946–1951 Mr. E. G. Thomas
1943–1946 Mr. C. F. Rockel
1942–1943 Mr. N. Gilchrist
1939–1941 Mr. H. F. Gabites
1937–1939 Mr. A. J. Trevena
1926–1937 Mr. J. Barnett
1923–1926 Mr. O. J. Howarth
1906–1923 Mr. D .M. Polson

References

"New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
Stannard, L (1956). Northland School, Wellington : the first 50 years, 1906 – 1956. Wellington: Northland School Jubilee Committee. p. 24.
Nicol, Ruth (2006). Te Kura o Orangi Kaupapa, 100 years of Northland School. [Wellington, N.Z.]: Northland School: Te Kura o Orangi Kaupapa. p. 28.

External links

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[NZ_school_roll_data-1] "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[2] Stannard, L (1956). Northland School, Wellington : the first 50 years, 1906 – 1956. Wellington: Northland School Jubilee Committee. p. 24.

[3] Nicol, Ruth (2006). Te Kura o Orangi Kaupapa, 100 years of Northland School. [Wellington, N.Z.]: Northland School: Te Kura o Orangi Kaupapa. p. 28.