Southern View: April 18, 2017

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SCHOOL OPEN DAYS
The ultimate campus for
Avonside and Shirley
A large Performing Arts Centre, three full-sized
Gyms (complete with climbing wall) and four
Sportsfields are among the key facilities that will be
enjoyed by Avonside Girls’ High School and Shirley
Boys’ High School in the future.
The two schools are being rebuilt alongside
one another and next to the new QEII Sport and
Recreation Centre. They will open in time for Term
Two of 2019 so students who enrol to study at the
schools next year, will only spend just over a year on
the schools’ existing sites.
The new campus’ design was created by New
Zealand’s ASC Architects – part of the ShapED
consortium that is building and will also maintain
the new schools.
Avonside Girls’ Principal Sue Hume says being
able to start from scratch has enabled ASC to come
up with the ‘ultimate campus’.
“We are delighted. The new campus will feature
better facilities than either of our schools have ever
had in the past.”
Shirley Boys’ Headmaster John Laurenson agrees,
describing the design as modern and sympathetic
to the surrounding area.
“The two schools will be set back from Travis
Road with numerous trees and landscaped areas. It
will be a very green campus,” says John Laurenson.
As well as the major facilities, each school will
have a long list of specialist learning facilities.
Highlights include an Electronics Lab, a 2D and
3D Printing Room, six Science Labs and an Indoor
Fitness Centre (complete with exercise equipment
including rowing machines, stationery bikes and
treadmills).
Sue Hume says the design enables the schools to
offer students completely new experiences.
“The facilities are just so much better than what
we have now. For example, in each school’s Social
Sciences and Media there is a large Editing Suite,
Presentation Space, two Recording Studios and a
Media Studio. It’s a big step up,” says Sue Hume.
John Laurenson says the schools will continue to
deliver quality single sex education.
“Students will spend most of their day in a singlesex
environment – that is really important to us.
Single sex education benefits both boys and girls.
Our students will also benefit, both educationally
and socially, from being able to learn alongside and
mix with students from the partner school. It is a
fantastic opportunity.”
Two of the gyms on the campus will feature a climbing wall and be able
to be linked for major events. The schools will also share a third gym
The schools will have numerous outdoor areas that will be
landscaped to enable students and teachers to work outside.
The front of the campus will face Travis Road but be set behind a large landcaped courtyard and plantings.
Avonside Girls’ High School
OPEN EVENING
Thursday 25 May 2017 from 5.00pm – 7.00pm
The evening begins in the gymnasium
at 5.00pm, with an address from the
Principal, Mrs Sue Hume, and student
representatives. A tour of the school
follows, with the opportunity to talk
to teachers and students.
We look forward to welcoming
all prospective students and
families for 2018.
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OPEN NIGHT • THURSDAY 25 MAY 6.30–8.30 PM
COMMENCING IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL (entrance off North Parade)
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