1884 - Richmond Road Primary School first opened with Emma Fletcher as principal. She had the added distinction of being the first female principal in the Auckland Education Board area.
1903 - Manual training centre was opened at the school. This area is now used by the Samoan/English Ropu.
1934 - Honourable Michael Savage and the then Minister of education, Peter Fraser, opened the main part of the current school.
1960's - The school gains international recognition for its innovative work in literacy education. The teaching methods that were developed have since become standard practice in New Zealand schools.
1970’s - The school began initiatives in bilingual units on Maori, Samoan and Cook Island Maori along with contributing preschools on site. These are Ritimana Kohanga Reo, A’oga Fa’a Samoa and Te Apii Reo Kuki Airani.
1976 - End of Form 1 and 2 as Ponsonby Intermediate is opened. 1984 - 100 years since school opened ! 1996 - A French bilingual unit is established 1999 - Richmond Road School Banners http://www.textiles.org.nz/education/richmondrd/index.html
2000 - French as a Foreign Language introduced. 2009 - 125th Jubilee (School Production - The History of Richmond Road School, Thursday 24th September; Celebrations at school on Friday 25th September) |
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History
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Richmond Road School 1884 to 1984
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