Hagley Community College
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Hagley Community College, is a non-integrated state secondary school in inner-city Christchurch
, New Zealand
.
Prior to 1965 the school was Christchurch West High School
, which was founded in 1858.
Unlike most New Zealand High Schools there is no uniform requirement and students may address their teachers on a first name basis. Over 92% of students leave with qualifications and a substantially greater proportion than the national average go on to graduate from a New Zealand University. The current principal is Brent Ingram.
The 1950s school hall has been transformed into a theatre, and former rooms of the school are now in use as a dance studio and drama studio.
As well as the usual NCEA subjects, Hagley offers several specialised programmes, including
Early childhood Education, Hagley Dance Company, Hagley Writers' Institute and Hagley School of Cuisine.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Prior to 1965 the school was Christchurch West High School
Christchurch West High School
Christchurch West High School existed prior to 1965 on the site of Hagley Community College in Hagley Avenue. In that year 'West' amalgamated with Technical High School to become Hagley High School...
, which was founded in 1858.
Unlike most New Zealand High Schools there is no uniform requirement and students may address their teachers on a first name basis. Over 92% of students leave with qualifications and a substantially greater proportion than the national average go on to graduate from a New Zealand University. The current principal is Brent Ingram.
The 1950s school hall has been transformed into a theatre, and former rooms of the school are now in use as a dance studio and drama studio.
As well as the usual NCEA subjects, Hagley offers several specialised programmes, including
Early childhood Education, Hagley Dance Company, Hagley Writers' Institute and Hagley School of Cuisine.