Mount Albert School is a primary school in the suburb of Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand that caters for boys and girls from Year 1 to Year 6.[2] it currently has a roll of 495 and its current principal is Marian Caulfield.

Mount Albert School
Address
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6 Sainsbury Road
Mount Albert
Auckland,
1025
Information
TypeState co-educational primary (Year 1-6)
MottoHonour before all
Established1870 [1]
Ministry of Education Institution no.1381
PrincipalMarian Caulfield
School roll495
Socio-economic decile6
Websitemtalbertprimary.school.nz

School history

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The original school was built in 1870 on one acre of farmland donated by Mr McElwain to the Auckland Education Board.[1] The first school building was built by local residents using their own money. The school went through several expansions on the original site at 13 School Road, Kingsland, New Zealand, before the school was moved to its current site on Sainsbury Road in 1940.[1] The original school building still stands but is in a state of disrepair.[3] A new school building was opened in June 2015 by Education Minister Hekia Parata.[4]

 
The old Mount Albert School building, on School Road, Kingsland, Auckland

Mt Albert School principals

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Plaque in Mt Albert School office
Nane From To
A French M.A 1870 1886
R. Cronin B.A 1886 1888
N. Heath 1888 1891
F.C Whitham 1892 1903
J.R Whittaker 1903 1923
J.B Ramsay 1923 1932
E.F Snell 1933 1937
S.G Slane 1937 1941
F.C Day 1942 1946
R.D Thompson 1947 1955
L.J Nobbs 1956 1961
G.A Simpson 1962 1980
P.A Blank B.A. DIP. ED. 1981 1985
Maureen Tuckerman 1985 1990
Enosa Auva'a 1991 2017
Marian Caulfield 2017

Notable students

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Robert Muldoon, 26 June 1969

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Albert Historical Society".
  2. ^ "Ministry of Education". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Google Street view".
  4. ^ "Stuff article". 26 June 2015.

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