Linwood College

Not to be confused with Linwood Female College.
Linwood College
Address
85 Aldwins Road
Phillipstown
Christchurch 8062
New Zealand
Coordinates 43°32′19″S 172°40′02″E / 43.5386°S 172.6673°E / -43.5386; 172.6673Coordinates: 43°32′19″S 172°40′02″E / 43.5386°S 172.6673°E / -43.5386; 172.6673
Information
Type State
Motto Kimihia : to seek: in pursuit of excellence
Established 1954
Ministry of Education Institution no. 337
Principal Dick Edmundson[1]
Years offered 7–13
School roll 700[2] (July 2016)
Socio-economic decile 3H[3]
Website linwoodcollege.school.nz

Linwood College is a co-educational secondary school in Linwood, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

History

Founded in the early 1950s, to cater for the secondary educational needs of a growing population in eastern Christchurch, then Linwood High School became one of New Zealand's larger secondary schools during the 1970s, with a roll of over 1600 pupils, at one point. However, as it also served a relatively low socio-economic area of industrial southeast Christchurch, and promoted sporting achievement alongside academic achievement, the school gained a reputation for being "rough".

Following the introduction of the 1989 Tomorrow's Schools policy, the role declined from about 1500, in 1990, to 775, in 2000. Much of this decline was attributed to the relaxation of school zoning restrictions and the resulting white flight by affluent families within the large south-eastern Christchurch catchment area sending their children to higher decile schools, that had a better academic reputation.

With the appointment of a new principal, Rob Burrough, in 2000, the school undertook a rebranding exercise, changing the name from High School to College, and, consulting with both students and the community, rethought how it taught students. By 2004 the roll had climbed to 1080, academic results were above the New Zealand average and sports participation had noticeably increased.

In 2010, principal Rob Burrough resigned to take up a head-teacher post in Mombasa, Kenya. Margaret Paiti was appointed as the college's new principal in May 2010.

2010-11 earthquakes

Linwood College suffered the loss of a Year 11 student in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. School buildings sustained moderate damage in the quake and the college was forced to site-share with Cashmere High School while repairs were undertaken at the Linwood site. Staff and students returned to the Linwood campus in August 2011.

Staff

Former teaching staff have included:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Appointment of New Principal in 2016". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 2 August 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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