Noeline Clark Scholarship

The Noeline Clark Foundation The Foundation is a charitable trust set up to provide scholarships to pupils of Burnside High School who continue their studies at the University of Canterbury. The foundation was set up in 2000 and has awarded two scholarships each year since then. 

Noeline Clark created the foundation initially but her brother Richard Clark (Dick) made a significant contribution to the foundation on his death in 2006. 

Miss Noeline Clark was the Senior Mistress when Burnside High School opened in 1960. Noeline spent sixteen years at Burnside and when she retired in 1976 she was the Deputy Principal of North Division. Prior to teaching at Burnside Noeline was head of geography at Christchurch Girls High School, taught at Dannevirke High school and spent time teaching in England and Vermont, USA on a Fulbright teaching exchange.

 Noeline was a life member of the Canterbury Branch of the Federation of University Women and served for several years on the National Council of Women. Until ill health prevented her from doing so Noeline worked every year at the regalia hireage for the University of Canterbury graduation ceremonies. 

Dick was a chartered accountant who was admitted to the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1948. He worked for many years for the Christchurch firm of Lake Smith and Co. After retiring in 1976, Dick ran a small accountancy practice from home. He was also a keen golfer and was the treasurer for the Templeton Golf Club for a number of years. Dick served in the Airforce signals unit in the Solomon Islands in his earlier life. 

Both Noeline and Dick had strong Christian beliefs and Noeline represented her church on the National Council of Churches. Both Noeline and Dick had no other immediate family so were very close. In retirement they lived in adjoining units and shared the love of a wonderful garden.