Vogeltown, Taranaki
Vogeltown is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre and east of Frankleigh Park.[1] The suburb was named after Sir Julius Vogel,[2] Prime Minister of New Zealand in the 1870s.
Vogeltown | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Local authority | New Plymouth |
| Westown | New Plymouth centre | Brooklands |
| Frankleigh Park |
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Highlands Park |
Education
Vogeltown School[3] is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 298 as of 2015.[4] The school was established in temporary premises in July 1915 and moved to its own site in May 1919.[5]
New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School is a state integrated full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 36 as of 2015.[6]
Both schools are coeducational.
Notes
- North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 93.
- "European Place Names". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
- Vogeltown School Official Web Site www.vogeltown.school.nz
- "Te Kete Ipurangi - Vogeltown School". Ministry of Education.
- G. H. Davey. "History of Vogeltown School 1915 - 1965". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- "Te Kete Ipurangi - New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School". Ministry of Education.
Further reading
Churches
Methodist
- Wright, Henry R. (1974). "Vogeltown Methodist Church: a brief history". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown Methodist Church. Cite journal requires
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- Wright, Henry R. (1974). "Vogeltown Methodist Church: a brief history". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown Methodist Church. Cite journal requires
School
- "Vogeltown School 1915-1990". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown School Committee. 1990. Cite journal requires
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- "Vogeltown School 1915-1990". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown School Committee. 1990. Cite journal requires
- Davey, George H. (comp.) (1966). "History of Vogeltown School: 1915-1965". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: The School. Cite journal requires
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- Davey, George H. (comp.) (1966). "History of Vogeltown School: 1915-1965". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: The School. Cite journal requires
- Hammonds, Bruce (1983). "Towards a more informed vision: creating an environment for quality learning". Palmerston North, [N.Z.]: Palmerston North College of Education. Cite journal requires
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- Hammonds, Bruce (1983). "Towards a more informed vision: creating an environment for quality learning". Palmerston North, [N.Z.]: Palmerston North College of Education. Cite journal requires
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