Glendene, New Zealand
| Glendene | |
|---|---|
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Waitakere City |
| Population | 12,189 (2006) |
| Facilities | |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Te Atatu South |
| Northeast | (Whau River) |
| East | Kelston |
| Southeast | New Lynn |
| South | Glen Eden |
| Southwest | Oratia |
| West | Sunnyvale |
| Northwest | Henderson, New Zealand |
Glendene is an Auckland suburb. It is under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council.
Glendene School and community arts college is a special needs school in the north-east of England in a village called Easington, County Durham.
The population was 12,189 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 816 from 2001.[1]
Glendene is known for its close-knit, laid back, suburban feel. Located at the heart of it, is a mini complex called Glendene Village, which sports a video store, a pharmacy, a cake shop, a bakery, a hair salon, and a convenience store (known in NZ english as a "dairy"). There are also two service stations, and a few fast food joints located opposite the 'Village. For social gatherings, there is the popular "Thirsty Rooster" bar as well as a christian community centre at West City church.
[edit] History
Glendene is named after a farm in the area owned by Percy Jones, which was later subdivided for housing.[2][3] Most of the development as a residential suburb occurred in the 1960s and 1970s.[4]
[edit] Education
Glendene School and Tirimoana School are contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with decile ratings of 3 and 6, and rolls of 151[5] and 554[6] respectively. Glendene School opened about 1965 and Tirimoana School opened in 1969.[7]
Arohanui Special School is a school with a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 132.[8] It is a special school for students with intellectual impairments.[9]
West City Christian College is a composite (years 1-15) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 88.[10]
All these schools are coeducational.
Nearby secondary schools are Henderson High School, Kelston Boys' High School, Kelston Girls' High School, Liston College and St Dominic's College.
[edit] Notes
- ^ The figures given combine the census populations for Glendene North (Quickstats about Glendene North), Glendene South (Quickstats about Glendene South) and Mcleod (Quickstats about Mcleod).
- ^ Reed, Alexander Wyclif (1975). "Percy+Jones"&dq=Glendene+"Percy+Jones" Place names of New Zealand. pp. 140. ISBN 0589009338. http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=It8JAQAAIAAJ&q=Glendene+"Percy+Jones"&dq=Glendene+"Percy+Jones".
- ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 17.
- ^ Stephen Hart, ed. (2008). Where to Live in Auckland. Barbican Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-473-14244-5.
- ^ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Glendene School
- ^ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Tirimoana School
- ^ "Home - Tirimoana Primary School". http://www.tirimoana.school.nz/. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ &schoolSearch=true&Search=Search Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Arohanui Special School
- ^ "Education Review Report: Arohanui Special School". Education Review Office. November 2008. http://www.ero.govt.nz/ERO\reppub.nsf/Institution/2D975850A6A536AECC25750600050186/$File/1209.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-25.[dead link]
- ^ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: West City Christian College
Coordinates: 36°53′22″S 174°39′13″E / 36.88944°S 174.65361°E
