Vogeltown, Taranaki

Vogeltown
Basic information
Local authority New Plymouth
Surrounds
North New Plymouth centre
Northeast Brooklands
East Highlands Park
West Frankleigh Park
Northwest Westown

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 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  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". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown Methodist Church.

School

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

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


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