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'''Kelvin Road School''' is a medium sized city school. Located in [[Papakura]], a suburb of [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], south of the city's CBD (Downtown Auckland City). The school is located on the eastern side of [[Papakura]], close to [[Ardmore Airport]] and near Red Hill. The school is a co-educational contributing state primary [[school]]<ref name=tki>[http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1332 TKI Schools Information], retrieved from Ministry of Education collaborative site TKI.</ref>, with a staff of twenty three full time and four part time teachers. |
'''Kelvin Road School''' is a medium sized city school. Located in [[Papakura]], a suburb of [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], south of the city's CBD (Downtown Auckland City). The school is located on the eastern side of [[Papakura]], close to [[Ardmore Airport]] and near Red Hill. The school is a co-educational contributing state primary [[school]]<ref name=tki>[http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1332 TKI Schools Information], retrieved from Ministry of Education collaborative site TKI.</ref>, with a staff of twenty three full time and four part time teachers. |
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Classrooms are in four blocks with facilities: library, speech clinic, reading and resource rooms, music/av room and swimming pool spread among them. The school has a strong focus on ICT in its curriculum. The school also has a dental clinic on site and is home to the Whanau Centre<ref name=whanauc>[http://www.greatpotentials.org.nz/index.php?page=hippy-locations#auckland Great Potentials Locations]</ref> a branch of the [http://www.greatpotentials.org.nz Great Potentials] charity that helps support families and provides such as the HIPPY<ref name=Hippy>[http://www.judithcollins.co.nz/pressreleasedetail2003.asp?Ref=HIPPY&Month=March&Year=2003 Judith Collins views on the HIPPY program]</ref> program as well as kindergarten care. |
Classrooms are in four blocks with facilities: library, speech clinic, reading and resource rooms, music/av room and swimming pool spread among them. The school has a strong focus on ICT in its curriculum and was the lead school in a Ministry of Education [http://www.tki.org.nz/r/ict/pedagogy/schools_new/clusters/kelvin_road/index_e.php ICT Cluster] from 2004 to 2006. The school also has a dental clinic on site and is home to the Whanau Centre<ref name=whanauc>[http://www.greatpotentials.org.nz/index.php?page=hippy-locations#auckland Great Potentials Locations]</ref> a branch of the [http://www.greatpotentials.org.nz Great Potentials] charity that helps support families and provides such as the HIPPY<ref name=Hippy>[http://www.judithcollins.co.nz/pressreleasedetail2003.asp?Ref=HIPPY&Month=March&Year=2003 Judith Collins views on the HIPPY program]</ref> program as well as kindergarten care. |
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The school provides optional after school care in the form of a homework center. [http://www.skids.co.nz sKids (Safe Kids In Daily Supervision)] also provide safe after school supervision on the school site. |
The school provides optional after school care in the form of a homework center. [http://www.skids.co.nz sKids (Safe Kids In Daily Supervision)] also provide safe after school supervision on the school site. |
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Revision as of 12:58, 1 June 2008
| Kelvin Road School | |
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| Address | |
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Kelvin Road, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Information | |
| Type | Primary. (Years 0-6) |
| Motto | Be the best you can be |
| Established | 1968 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 1332 |
| School roll | 430 |
| Socio-economic decile | 1 |
| Website | www.krs.ac.nz |
Kelvin Road School is a medium sized city school. Located in Papakura, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, south of the city's CBD (Downtown Auckland City). The school is located on the eastern side of Papakura, close to Ardmore Airport and near Red Hill. The school is a co-educational contributing state primary school[1], with a staff of twenty three full time and four part time teachers.
Classrooms are in four blocks with facilities: library, speech clinic, reading and resource rooms, music/av room and swimming pool spread among them. The school has a strong focus on ICT in its curriculum and was the lead school in a Ministry of Education ICT Cluster from 2004 to 2006. The school also has a dental clinic on site and is home to the Whanau Centre[2] a branch of the Great Potentials charity that helps support families and provides such as the HIPPY[3] program as well as kindergarten care.
The school provides optional after school care in the form of a homework center. sKids (Safe Kids In Daily Supervision) also provide safe after school supervision on the school site.
Charity Involvement
References
- ^ TKI Schools Information, retrieved from Ministry of Education collaborative site TKI.
- ^ Great Potentials Locations
- ^ Judith Collins views on the HIPPY program
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