Waihopai School

Record Group

Identifier: A0166

Staff Only

Dates

Majority of material found within 1881 - 2004

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Waihopai School

When this school was first opened in 1914 it was called Queens Park School. Situated on the Collegiate Reserve site at the North End of Queens Park it was the product of the union of Invercargill Park School and Gladstone (Waihopai) School.

This school was a large brick building with eight classrooms facing on to Herbert Street. It was a new building designed to accommodate 600 pupils so that it could relieve the issues facing both Park and Gladstone schools. The name only lasted one year before it was changed to Waihopai in 1915 because there was already in existence a Queens Park School in the North Island.

Due to community petitions it was decided that the two surviving classrooms of the Invercargill Park School fire in 1912 would serve as a Side School for Queens Park School so that the younger children (up to standard three) from that end of town would not have so far to walk to school. This was actioned in 1914. From 1915 onwards this Side School was known as Waihopai Side School, or amongst locals, Park Side School. In later years this same Side School became Dryburgh School for special needs children.

Waihopai School continues in 2019 on its Collegiate Reserve site with a role of approximately 360 pupils. It is a state co-ed primary school servicing year levels 1-6.

Note: For more information about Dryburgh School see Waihopai Side School.

References:

'The first 100 years : being a brief history of the Park and Waihopai Schools, Invercargill, from 1879-1979' by E.E. Pankhurst. REF: LC 372 PAN

'Jubilee memoir 1939 : Invercargill Park School, at first named Invercargill District School, then North Public School (founded 1874), and Waihopai (Gladstone) School (founded 1879), united in 1914 and forming the present Waihopai School (Main, Side and Dryburgh Schools). REF: LC 370.9 INV

See Additional Description for more information on this reference.

Extent

22 box(es) (Boxes 1 - 21, Drawer West 5 a, Frame 17 c [East], Drawer West 6 c, Frame Row 3 and Frame 27a)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Reference

'Jubilee memoir 1939 : Invercargill Park School, at first named Invercargill District School, then North Public School (founded 1874), and Waihopai (Gladstone) School (founded 1879), united in 1914 and forming the present Waihopai School (Main, Side and Dryburgh Schools).
REF: LC 370.9 INV

List of teachers 1914-1939.
Names of teachers who taught at Dryburgh School 1929-1937.
Names of school committee members 1914-1934, Duxes and winners of the Victory Shield.
The War Period and the part the pupils played in fundraising, assembling and packing gift parcels for the soldiers. Roll of Honour was unveiled 20 August 1920.
Recollections from staff and Inspectors; community participation; physical and social education; and the establishment of the school magazine.