Albany Junior High School

Albany Junior High School
Address
Appleby Road, Albany, Auckland
Coordinates	36°44′54″S 174°41′28″E / 36.7483°S 174.6912°E / -36.7483; 174.6912Coordinates: 36°44′54″S 174°41′28″E / 36.7483°S 174.6912°E / -36.7483; 174.6912
Information
Type	State coed secondary, years 7–10
Motto	Truth, Integrity, Achievement with Endeavor
Established	2005 (2005)
Ministry of Education Institution no.	6948
School roll	1146^[1] (November 2015)
Socio-economic decile	10
Website	www.ajhs.school.nz

Albany Junior High School is a junior high school situated in North Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.

Establishment

Opened in 2005, it was the first purpose built junior high in New Zealand.^[2] The school was opened by the then Prime Minister Helen Clark who said that the school was a model for future middle level schooling in the country.^[3]

The concept of a junior high school is controversial in New Zealand. Two more junior high schools are being built in Manukau, and there are five others already operating.^[4]

Organisation

There are currently nearly 1200 students attending, with the school still expanding. The average number of students per class is around 30.

The school caters for years 7–10, after which most of the students will move on to the nearby Albany Senior High, which opened in 2009.^[5]

Facilities

Teaching blocks

The blocks are named after native New Zealand birds. So far four of the planned five have been built - Kiwi, Makomako, Ruru, and Tui. Each has a series of normal classrooms together with specialised classrooms such as science laboratories or art rooms and a courtyard.

The bell is an unusual exotic bell,^[6] consisting of native birdcall, and is different in areas of the school.

Support blocks

These include:

PAC (Performing Arts Centre), (currently being lengthened), is a small hall/gym with a full data-projection system. This is where most drama lessons are held.
Gymnasium, which is large and is used for sports (both storing and practical use) and inside is the sports coordinators offices and changing rooms. Because of its size, it is used for the school prize-givings and when the entire school has their full school assembly. There are two data-projection screens and a wireless microphone.
Admin. Inside is two public desks (the main one at the front for visitors and the one at the back for students), administration offices and learning support. Also in the building is the staffroom and library. The library has 10 computers for free use and the two OPAC computers as well as A20 (a computer room).
Music department with sound proof practise rooms, a dance studio, a large keyboard room for practice and sound proof classrooms.

References

↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ "Albany: An Exclusive Extract". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
↑ Steven B. Mertens, Vincent A. Anfara, Kathleen Roney (2009). An International Look at Educating Young Adolescents. Information Age Publishing. pp. 147,148.
↑ McKenzie-Minifie, Martha (29 June 2007). "Teachers question middle school role". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
↑ "New school and attitude to learning". Television New Zealand. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
↑ McKenzie-Minifie, Martha (9 May 2007). "School bell delay to let students 'wake up'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

External links

Schools in the Auckland Region, New Zealand

State secondary & composite	Albany Junior High School Albany Senior High School Alfriston College Aorere College Auckland Girls' Grammar School Auckland Grammar School Avondale College Birkenhead College Botany Downs Secondary College Edgewater College Epsom Girls' Grammar School Glendowie College Green Bay High School Henderson High School Hobsonville Point Secondary School Howick College James Cook High School Kaipara College Kelston Boys' High School Kelston Girls College Kia Aroha College Long Bay College Lynfield College Macleans College Mahurangi College Mangere College Manurewa High School Massey High School Mission Heights Junior College Mount Albert Grammar School Mount Roskill Grammar School Northcote College One Tree Hill College Onehunga High School Orewa College Ormiston Senior College Otahuhu College Pakuranga College Papakura High School Papatoetoe High School Pukekohe High School Rangitoto College Rodney College Rosehill College Rutherford College Selwyn College Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Southern Cross Campus Takapuna Grammar School Tamaki College Tangaroa College Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae TKKM o Puau Te Moananui-a-Kiwa TKKM o Hoani Waititi TKKM o Mangere Waiheke High School Waitakere College Waiuku College Western Springs College Westlake Boys High School Westlake Girls High School Whangaparaoa College

State-integrated	Al-Madinah School Auckland Seventh-day Adventist High School Baradene College of the Sacred Heart Carmel College De La Salle College Elim Christian College Hato Petera College Kingsway School Liston College Marcellin College Marist College McAuley High School Michael Park School Rosmini College Sacred Heart College Sancta Maria College St Dominic's College St Mary's College St Paul's College St Peter's College Wesley College Zayed College for Girls

Private	ACG New Zealand International College ACG Parnell College ACG Senior College ACG Strathallan ACG Sunderland Auckland International College Destiny School Dilworth School Diocesan School for Girls Hebron Christian College Immanuel Christian School King's College Kristin School Manukau Christian School Pinehurst School Pukekohe Christian School St Cuthbert's College St Kentigern College Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School Tyndale Park Christian School Wentworth College

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