Английская Википедия:Clyde Quay School
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Clyde Quay School is a comprehensive state school in the suburb of Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. It serves students ranging in age from five to thirteen.[1] Approximately 212 children are enrolled as of January 2024.[1] The school shares its site with Pikopiko, a kindergarten that accommodates children aged 3 to 4.[1]
History
1800s – 1900s
The history of the school dates back to 1887, when the city was still in its early phases of development.[2] The school was designed by architect Thomas Turnbull in 1887, and in 1888 builders Thomson and Mclean constructed the first building on 38/2 Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, at a cost of £ 2111,[3] equivalent to $NZ 546,000 Шаблон:As of. Both buildings were completed in March 1890.
1920s
The school was moved, without a change of name, to Elizabeth Street in Mount Victoria, around 1923.[3] The former school site in Oriental Bay now houses Wellington City Fire Station.[4]
Headmaster William Foster was honoured with an OBE in the 1923 New Years Honours.
1930s
The school made the decision in 1935 to close permanently on 21 December. It was intended for a final assembly of all former students to take place at the school. A unique cake was created, shaped, and coloured to resemble the school's historic structures. Despite this, the school continued to exist and function, as it still does.[3]
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Clyde Quay School jubilee, December 1935
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Clyde Quay School's last gathering, December 1935
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Clyde Quay School in construction, December 1935
1980s
The Cure, an English rock band, is well known in the Mount Victoria suburb for playing their songs in the basement of Clyde Quay School.
"The jam was very noisy, but a lot of fun. The Neoterics played a few of their songs with The Cure's Lol Tolhurst on drums, then The Cure themselves did a few of theirs and sounded like a real garage band. We then did one of my band's songs with Robert on bass and Lol on drums, finally packing it in around 3am." a member of a band said.[5]
1990s
New Zealand artist Robert Stewart painted numerous murals throughout the school which are still in place today.[6]
Experts Masaaki Mitani and Masahiro Yamada from the fest of Japan performed a Kendo display.[7]
2020s
The principal has indicated that a hall relocation will take place around late 2024.
Today
The school's campus includes a library, a sports field, a hall, and recreational spaces.
Notable former students
- Richard Campion (1923–2013), theatre director
- Brenda Heather-Latu (born 1961), Attorney-General of Samoa
- Rex Mason (1885–1975), politician
- Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930), poet and playwright
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