Fitzroy, Taranaki

Fitzroy is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the north-east of the city centre.

Fitzroy
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityNew Plymouth
Population
 (2013)
 • Total3,750
(North Taranaki Bight) (North Taranaki Bight) Bell Block
Strandon
Fitzroy
Merrilands Glen Avon

According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Fitzroy has a population of 3,750, an increase of 159 people since the 2006 census.[1]

The area was initially named the Fitzroy Block after Governor Robert FitzRoy reduced the land purchased by the Plymouth Company from local Māori from 25,000 hectares (62,000 acres) to 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) in the mid-1840s.[2]

Holy Trinity Church in Henui Street is listed as a Category I structure with Heritage New Zealand.[3]

Education

Fitzroy School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 368 students as of March 2020.[4][5] The school celebrated its 125th jubilee in 2007.[6]

Sacred Heart Girls' College is a Catholic girls' secondary (years 7-13) school with a roll of 749 students as of March 2020.[4][7] The school was founded in 1884 and moved to its present site in 1960. It became a state integrated school in 1982. The secondary school has an attached intermediate school.[8]

St John Bosco School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 247 students as of March 2020.[4][9] It is a state integrated Catholic school, established in 1942.[10]

Notes
  1. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Fitzroy
  2. Ron Lambert and Gail Henry (2000). Taranaki, An Illustrated History. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed. p. 33. ISBN 0-7900-0727-4.
  3. "Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. Education Counts: Fitzroy School
  6. "Jubilees & reunions: Fitzroy School 125th Jubilee 2007". Education Gazette New Zealand. 86 (3). 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16.
  7. Education Counts: Sacred Heart Girls' College
  8. "A Short History of Sacred Heart Girls' College". Sacred Heart Girls’ College.
  9. Education Counts: St John Bosco School
  10. "In-depth History of St John Bosco School". St John Bosco School.

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