Campbells Bay Primary School
Campbells Bay Primary School is located between Campbells Bay and Castor Bay on Auckland's North Shore. It is attended by children from the ages of 5 to 11. When they leave at the end of year 6, pupils usually move on to Takapuna Normal Intermediate School or Murrays Bay Intermediate School.
| Campbells Bay Primary School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Coordinates | 36°45′18″S 174°45′37″E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed primary (Year 0–6) |
| Motto | Not Self But Service |
| Established | 1925 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 1242 |
| Principal | John McGowan |
| School roll | 955[1] (March 2020) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | campbellsbay.school.nz |
The school was opened in 1925 and had 16 students then. As of 2005, about 700 students attend the school. The principal is John McGowan and the deputy principal is Rachael Aitken.
Among the school's facilities are a hall, library and dedicated rooms for art, technology and music. There are 29 classrooms and in 2012 25 of them are used for teaching. Outside are three adventure playgrounds, a swimming pool and large sports field. The grounds include a large area of regenerating native bush known as the Community Forest.
Notable alumni
- Richard Bedford (born 1945), human geographer[2]
References
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- Lambert, Max; Traue, James Edward; Taylor, Alister (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 46.
External links
- Travel Plan (the school is described on page 5)
- 2005 Education Review Office Report
- the school's own website