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[[Image:cphillrachael.jpg|thumb|centre|600px|Semi Panoramic image from the surrounding hills of Churton Park]] |
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The establishment of the second school ("Amsbury Drive School") in Churton Park has started, with the Ministry of Education announcing the appointment of the Establishment Board of Trustees<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/AboutUs/mediaCentreLanding/mediaReleaseIndex/ChurtonParkEstablishmentBoard.aspx | title=Establishment Board appointed for Amesbury Drive School, Churton Park}}</ref>. The Board's role is to manage the processes of appointing staff, school design, and construction. Currently, the Ministry's proposed opening date of 2012 remains unchanged. |
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The new Amsbery street school is due to open in 2012 because of the over crowded Churton park school. |
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Revision as of 01:51, 1 December 2009
| Churton Park | |
| Suburb | Churton Park |
| City | Wellington |
| Island | North Island |
| Surrounded By: | |
|---|---|
| To the North | Tawa |
| To the East | Newlands, Grenada North |
| To the South | Johnsonville |
| To the West | Ohariu Valley, Makara, Tasman Sea |
| Schools | |
| Primary | Churton Park School |
| Local Intermediates and Colleges | Raroa Normal Intermediate, Newlands Intermediate, Onslow College, Newlands College |
Churton Park is a suburb located 1.5 km north of Johnsonville in the Northern Suburbs district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
The suburb includes over 1500 households, 'Churton Park' (a recreational sports field), primary schools (one existing, one announced), and a kindergarten. A local community center with shops is proposed, but construction has yet to start.
Schools
Churton Park School is currently the suburb's only primary school. It has a very credible reputation both within and outside the community. As the suburb's only school, its roll has rapidly increased over the years. To accommodate these increases, there have been many renovations to the school's buildings within the last 10 years. In 2006, to help manage roll growth, the School Board proposed an amendment to the existing zoning policy/area. This was heatedly debated in the community as the proposal would have removed several long-standing Churton Park streets from the Zone. The associated community concern and feedback resulted in the announcement by the Ministry of Education in 2007 that a new (larger) school site would be developed in the local area[1]. On March 17 2009, it was announced by the Minister of Education that a second primary school would be built in the area instead[2].
There are no intermediate schools or colleges within the area, so many students attend Raroa Normal Intermediate, Newlands Intermediate Onslow College and Newlands College; all within the local Johnsonville and Newlands area.
Geography
The geography of the land is quite hilly and has dense bush in some areas that have not been excavated for housing sub-divisions. Steep hills eventually extend over to the Ohariu Valley nearby.
Shops
The Churton Park store dairy is located near Churton Drive on Middleton Road.
The nearest mall is Johnsonville Mall in Johnsonville. A new village centre with shops is expected to be built in Churton Park, but construction has yet to start.
Future education
The establishment of the second school ("Amsbury Drive School") in Churton Park has started, with the Ministry of Education announcing the appointment of the Establishment Board of Trustees[3]. The Board's role is to manage the processes of appointing staff, school design, and construction. Currently, the Ministry's proposed opening date of 2012 remains unchanged.