| 1910 |
Householders request another school in the district. |
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| 1911 |
Site purchased from Joughin farm and Mandeville estate. |
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| 1912 |
Main building erected in brick by Craig Brothers. Maungawhau District School established with Mr. FJ Ohlson as principal. |
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| 1913 |
Maungawhau District School opened for instruction with 153 students. Numbers rose to 454 by the end of the year. |
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| 1914 |
Infant building of three rooms opened. |
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| 1915-1918 |
Roll rose to 772. Three more classrooms constructed. |
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| 1922 |
Swimming pool and buildings contructed. |
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| 1928 |
Children turned away from school due to overcrowding. School bell purchased and hung from balcony. |
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| 1929 |
Home and School Association formed. |
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| 1930 |
School logo designed. Design displays the Horn of Plenty, the Book of Learning, the intertwined initials MDS and the Latin version of the motto "Tonus Facit Musican" (It is Tone that Makes Music). |
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| 1931 |
Dental Clinic opened. School colours developed. Four classrooms get electricity. School is connected to sewer. |
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| 1932 |
Old Pupils Association formed. |
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| 1937 |
Silver Jubilee celebrated on 11th and 12th December. |
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| 1940 |
The roll has dropped to 527. The Mt Eden Borough Council allows 500 gallons of free water per child per year. |
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| 1944 |
PTA founded. School Fair begins. |
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| 1946 |
Boundary change requested. |
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| 1947 |
Polio epidemic. School Fair cancelled. |
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| 1948 |
School closed for Term 1 due to polio epidemic. Lessons taught through correspondence. Gestetner purchased and school joins the National Library Service. |
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| 1949 |
Roll is 755 students. Additional prefabs requested and first school secretary employed. |
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| 1950-1952 |
Three further prefabs erected. |
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| 1954 |
Temporary hall fashioned through the installation of folding doors between two classrooms. |
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| 1956 |
Power points installed in all classrooms. |
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| 1959 |
Hall opened on 10th October by Mr. Clive Jones, Mayor of Mt Eden. |
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| 1960 |
Central heating installed in all buildings. |
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| 1962 |
Filter installed in baths. Temporary library in Room 7. Adults supervise school patrols. New gates installed. Secretary's office built. |
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| 1963 |
Golden Jubilee celebrated on 15th, 16th, 17th March. |
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| 1964 |
Swimming and tennis club formed. |
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| 1972 |
Swimming and tennis pavilion opened. |
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| 1973 |
PTA school lunch scheme begins. |
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| 1975 |
Open plan junior block opened in October. New library built but used as classroom. Southern changing sheds opened up for spectator seating. |
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| 1976 |
Old infant block demolished. Flags and parent roster begin for Mt Eden Road. |
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| 1978 |
Flags and parent roster begin on Balmoral road. |
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| 1979 |
Old main building demolished. |
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| 1980 |
Adventure playground built. |
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| 1986 |
Learners swimming pool built. |
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| 1987 |
Terraced seating built for pool spectators. Storm water retention scheme approved. Two sections bought. Mural depicting the history of the Maungawhau area painted by staff and students and mounted on the rear wall of the hall. |
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| 1988 |
75th Jubilee held on the 18th, 19th, 20th March. Playing field developed and fitness trail built. |
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| 1995 |
New school library built and opened by Prime Minister Jim Bolger on 17th October. |
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| 1997 |
Two storey senior block built. |
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| 1999 |
Administration area constructed. New staffroom built. |
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| 2000 |
Second storey built on junior classrooms. Junior playground erected. School website developed. |
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| 2003 |
School enrolment zone reduced in size. |
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| 2005 |
Fencing erected along Ellerton Road boundary. |
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| 2006 |
Final roll at 712 students. |
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| 2007 |
Library is extended to house all resources and renamed "The Discovery Centre". |
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| 2010 |
Second storey built above junior classrooms 1 and 2. |
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| 2011 |
Middle school playground built. |
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