Area school
InNew ZealandandAustralia,anarea schoolis a school that takes children fromkindergartenage (usually 4 or 5 years old) all the way through totertiaryentrance exams (at about age 18). They tend to be built in small towns where the cost of separateprimaryandsecondaryschools cannot be justified[1][2]because there are too few pupils to have separate schools.[3]These schools distinguish between primary and secondary stages internally but there is a single headteacher, faculty and administration.
The New Zealand Area Schools Association (NZASA) is the organisation that represents the interests of area schools, and concerns itself with educational matters in rural areas.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"The school system".Ministry of Education website.Ministry of Education, New Zealand. 2007.Retrieved2 August2007.
- ^"Quality public education and care in country South Australia".Department of Education and Children's Services website.Government of South Australia. 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2007.Retrieved2 August2007.
- ^McCulloch, Gabrielle (21 August 2023)."Last major education agreement settled, area school teachers see 14.5% pay jump".Stuff.Retrieved29 January2024.
- ^"What we do".NZ Area Schools Association.Retrieved29 January2024.
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