Aorangi School Explained

Aorangi School
Type:State non-integrated co-educational contributing primary school
Closed:28 January 2010
Coordinates:-43.506°N 172.595°W
Principal:Stephanie Thompson
Roll:87[1]
Decile:3
Moe:3278
Homepage:https://web.archive.org/web/20090926142030/http://www.aorangi.ac.nz/

Aorangi School was located in the suburb of Bryndwr in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. The school was closed by the government on 27 January 2010.[2] [3]

About 40 of the former Aorangi School students transferred to Burnside Primary School. The last principal was Stephanie Thompson.[4] The school's roll before closure was 87.

Former prime minister, John Key, was a student at Aorangi.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20030523072958/http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3278
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20091222223634/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/3184266/Judge-shuts-door-on-Aorangi
  3. News: Aorangi students swell Burnside's muster . Law. Tina. 28 January 2010. The Press. 28 January 2010. Christchurch.
  4. Web site: From the Principal . 2009-12-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828113359/http://www.aorangi.ac.nz/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=2 . 2009-08-28 . Principal's address on the school's website – link now dead
  5. Web site: O'Callaghan . Jody . 2014-09-23 . Site of John Key's former school to be developed . 2023-07-24 . Stuff . en.