Grantlea Downs School

Grantlea Downs School
Address
65 Grants Road,
Timaru,
New Zealand
Coordinates 44°22′28″S 171°14′9″E / 44.37444°S 171.23583°E / -44.37444; 171.23583Coordinates: 44°22′28″S 171°14′9″E / 44.37444°S 171.23583°E / -44.37444; 171.23583
Information
Type State, Co-educational, Primary
Motto The country school in town
Established 1959
Ministry of Education Institution no. 2111
Principal Collete Sandilands
School roll 361[1] (August 2018)
Socio-economic decile 4[2]
Website grantleadowns.school.nz

Grantlea Downs School is a primary school in Timaru, New Zealand, that was established in 1959. In 2004 they merged with Seadown School. The Principal from 1997 to 2014 was Dave Hawkey. The current principal from 2015 until now, is former Pleasant Point St Joseph school principal Collete Sandilands.

Vaccination Refusal

In April 2017 the Board of Trustees refused to allow vaccinations against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) to be administered on its grounds. If contracted, the virus could lead to increased risk of a number of cancers, including cervical cancer. "The school is willing to allow the students to attend vaccinations at another venue or, of course, families can attend Primary Care for immunisations," a spokesperson said.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 13 September 2018". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools". Minedu.govt.nz. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Timaru school opts out of vaccine programme". Timaru Herald. 11 April 2017.


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