TOUR 2 - INNER CITY CONTRASTS

The schools we will visit in the inner-city  are very diverse contrasting the country’s oldest independent high school with the city’s only vertical high school. Cathedral Grammar is a private preschool and primary school (years 0-8) with award winning classroom and playground design. Christ’s College is a private boys school, founded in 1850. Ao Tawhiti moved into their new premises in 2019, a year 0-13 state school with a vertical inner city campus.  

CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR JUNIOR SCHOOL

Architect: Andrew Barrie Lab and Tezuka Architects
Type: Mixture of New Build and Refurbishment

Cathedral Grammar is an independent Anglican School. The school has a preschool (3-4 years), junior school (years 1-3), girls’ prep school and boys’ prep school (years 4-8). Their classrooms were designed by Tezuka Architects and Andrew Barrie Lab. The rooftop playground has received an award for its innovative design. Cathedral Grammar is only one of two choir schools in the Southern Hemisphere. 

CHRIST'S COLLEGE: MILES WARREN BUILDING

Architect: Wilke+Bruce Architects
Type: Mixture of New Build and Refurbishment

Founded in 1850, Christ’s College is an independent Anglican school for boys from Year 9 - Year 13. Located centrally in Christchurch City, the school is a well known landmark with historic buildings as well as newly designed and built spaces. The Miles Warren Building contains three brand new inter-connected three-storey buildings with roof-top plant space and a single level basement located in the central building, with 16 teaching spaces, a staff centre and meeting room facilities. 

AO TAWHITI UNLIMITED  DISCOVERY

Architect: Stephenson and Turner
Type: New Build

This brand new school opened in 2019. It is a 4 storey vertical school catering for Years 1-13. It is a special character state school with a focus that the child is central in directing his or her own learning.