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Linwood College is a co-educational secondary school in Linwood, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. ==History== Founded in the early 1950s, to cater for the secondary educational needs of a growing population in eastern Christchurch, then Linwood High School became one of New Zealand's larger secondary schools during the 1970s, with a roll of over 1600 pupils, at one point. However, as it also served a relatively low socio-economic area of industrial southeast Christchurch, and promoted sporting achievement alongside academic achievement, the school gained a reputation for being "rough". Following the introduction of the 1989 Tomorrow's Schools policy, the role declined from about 1500, in 1990, to 775, in 2000. Much of this decline was attributed to the relaxation of school zoning restrictions and the resulting ''white flight'' by affluent families within the large south-eastern Christchurch catchment area sending their children to higher decile schools, that had a better academic reputation. With the appointment of a new principal, Rob Burrough, in 2000, the school undertook a rebranding exercise, changing the name from ''High School'' to ''College'', and, consulting with both students and the community, rethought how it taught students. By 2004 the roll had climbed to 1080, academic results were above the New Zealand average and sports participation had noticeably increased. In 2010, principal Rob Burrough resigned to take up a head-teacher post in Mombasa, Kenya. Margaret Paiti was appointed as the college's new principal in May 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Linwood College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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