Christ's College, Canterbury

at 49 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch , 8013 New Zealand

1. School

Christ's College, Christchurch is an independent, Anglican, secondary, day and boarding school for boys, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.Founded in 1850 by Reverent Henry Jacobs in Lyttelton as a school for early settlers, College is the oldest independent school in the country. The college currently caters for approximately 647 students from Year 9 to Year 13.College is an International Member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) represents the Heads of the leading independent schools in Ireland and the United Kingdom and International schools mainly from the Commonwealth. Christ's College is one of only three member schools in New Zealand.HistoryChrist's College was established in 1850 and directly modelled on the pedagogic vernacular of English public schools, such as Westminster School and Eton College. The school was (probably) named Christ's College by James FitzGerald, Canterbury's first Superintendent, after his old College at Cambridge (Christ's College, Cambridge). At its foundation, the school was run from two rooms at the immigration barracks at Lyttelton, and the emphasis was on a classical education, including Greek and Latin, Modern languages, Mathematics, English, History and Geography. Students were also expected to conduct scientific experiments, to draw and sing.

Opening time

• Mondays: 08:00- 16:30
• Tuesdays: 08:00- 16:30
• Wednesdays: 08:00- 16:30
• Thursdays: 08:00- 16:30
• Fridays: 08:00- 16:30

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Summary

Christ's College, Canterbury is Christchurch based place and this enity listed in School category. Located at 49 Rolleston Avenue 8013. Contact phone number of Christ's College, Canterbury: 03-366 8705