Carncot Independent School for Girls and Boys
| Carncot Independent School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 263 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North | |
| Coordinates | 40°20′59″S 175°37′18″E / 40.349770°S 175.621691°ECoordinates: 40°20′59″S 175°37′18″E / 40.349770°S 175.621691°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Coeducational Independent day school Years 1-8 |
| Motto | Veritas omnia vincit - Truth conquers all |
| Established | Circa 1903 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 4101 |
| Principal | Christine Michalski |
| School roll | 95[1] (July 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | www.carncot.school.nz |
Carncot Independent School is a coeducational independent day school serving Years 1 to 8. It is located close to the central city of Palmerston North in the Manawatu District. Currently, 95 students are enrolled. New Zealand European make up 70% of the roll, with Māori, Pacific Island, European, South African, Middle and Far Eastern families represented. The school accepts international students.
History
About 1903, Constance Stanford began taking students for her school, which was located in rooms above William Park's stationery shop on Broadway. The school moved to several different locations until taking up residence in the Fitzherbert homestead on its present site at 263 Broadway Avenue in 1955. In 1998, the house was moved forward and a new school built at the back to accommodate an increasing roll. In 2003, a new gymnasium was added. The old school hall was converted into a music suite and the art gallery was opened in 2009.
Both boys and girls have attended the junior school since the early days, but no boys were enrolled in the last quarter of a century. Until 2013, Carncot was one of a handful of schools offering primary education in a girls-only context.
In late 2012, it was announced that for the first time in 30 years,[2] boys between years 1 and 6[3] would be able to enrol at the school from 2013.[4]
The School is now open to intermediate aged boys and already has boys enrolled at this level in 2014.
The school is governed by the Carncot Trust Board.
The staff is composed of a principal, two associate principals, nine classroom teachers and an administration team of seven staff.
See also
References
- ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 2 August 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ↑ Rankin, Janine (15 September 2012). "Palmerston North school opens doors to boys". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 24 July 2013.