Quiz: Back to school – Schools and education by cclstaffFebruary 3, 2022 Use our catalogue and online resources to answer these Christchurch School questions. Our Papers Index Christchurch City Libraries Papers Past | Newspapers Home Christchurch City Libraries have magazines published by many of the local schools. “Evergreen” is the school magazine for which local school? A: Shirley Boys High School B: St. Margaret's College C: Burnside High School D: Avonside Girls' High School What was the title of the school magazine for Aranui High School, published 1961-2008? A: Shelter B: Koko C: Pegasus D: Vent News At what dewey number would you find our books on the subject: Primary schools — New Zealand — Christchurch — History? A: 372.99383 B: 372.5941 C: 374 D: 372 Ethel Flett (writing as Essie Summers) wrote 55 romance novels, selling more than 19 million copies in 105 countries and published in 25 languages. From 1916-1924 she was a pupil of which Christchurch school? A: The School of Domestic Instructions B: Burnside High School C: Selwyn House School D: Linwood North School What native tree is associated with Burnside High School? A: Nikau B: Kōwhai C: Tōtara D: Tī Kōuka (Cabbage tree) Reported in the Press on 2006 Sept. 27, what was found in the grounds of Windsor School in Burwood? A: 57 balloons B: Toxic chemicals C: Portrait of Margaret Mahy D: Bags of rubbish In which year was the School of Domestic Instructions established in Christchurch? A: 1877 B: 1901 C: 1895 D: 1867 Using the Christchurch City Libraries catalogue, at which library is the reference book “100 Years of Hornby Primary School” held? A: Tūranga (Tūhuratanga | Discovery, Level 3) B: Tūranga (Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2) C: Hornby Library D: Store When was Woolston School founded? A: 1877 B: 1890 C: 1865 D: 1899 The War Memorial Shrine at Christchurch Boys’ High School, Riccarton, Christchurch was the idea of: A: James Deans B: Maurice John Guthrie C: Charles Edmund Bevan-Brown D: Henry Silvester PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Find more schools local history Titles about Christchurch schools in our catalogue Learning and education set of images from Canterbury Stories Christchurch school images on the Discovery Wall website Add a comment
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