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Vogeltown, New Plymouth

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Coordinates: 39°4′42″S 174°4′47″E / 39.07833°S 174.07972°E / -39.07833; 174.07972
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For the suburb of Wellington, see Vogeltown, Wellington.

Vogeltown
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
CityNew Plymouth
Westown New Plymouth centre Brooklands
Frankleigh Park
Vogeltown
 Highlands Park

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.

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

  1. ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 93.
  2. ^ "European Place Names". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  3. ^ Vogeltown School Official Web Site www.vogeltown.school.nz
  4. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Vogeltown School". Ministry of Education.
  5. ^ G. H. Davey. "History of Vogeltown School 1915 - 1965". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  6. ^ "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" (Document). New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown Methodist Church.

School

  • "Vogeltown School 1915-1990" (Document). New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown School Committee. 1990.
  • Davey, George H. (comp.) (1966). "History of Vogeltown School: 1915-1965" (Document). New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: The School.
  • Hammonds, Bruce (1983). "Towards a more informed vision: creating an environment for quality learning" (Document). Palmerston North, [N.Z.]: Palmerston North College of Education.

39°4′42″S 174°4′47″E / 39.07833°S 174.07972°E / -39.07833; 174.07972


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