Schools

More than 100 primary schools in Otago have begun their school year with a stock of new library books donated by Telecom and Scholastic.

At the Calton Hill School farewell, Friday, December 9.  

Photos by Jane Dawber; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz

The High Court appeal against approval for a $3 millionto $5 million Catholic primary school on Speargrass Flat Rd, near Arrowtown, is expected to be heard in Invercargill in late November.

Matching investment in key services such as health and education with population trends is an inexact science at the best of times. This is especially so in the South where the population is generally ageing and numbers are holding at best but declining in some areas.

Families are thinking of leaving Queenstown because of schooling issues, City Impact Church Early Childhood Centre manager Shaun Vining said at a meeting in the resort last night.

The rapid growth of Queenstown's population has led to questions about whether the region has enough schools to cater for its children.

A new primary school could be built in the Wakatipu basin just 19 months after the opening of Remarkables Primary School, which this week confirmed it is adopting an enrolment scheme to control demand.

A petition calling for Forbury School to remain open has attracted more than 7500 signatures and will be presented in Parliament today.

Waihola residents are fighting for the installation of footpaths on streets around their local school.

Forget becoming a checkout operator or fast-food worker if you want to fix the economy - go for the high-paying jobs instead, Berl (Business and Economic Research Ltd) chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana advised Dunedin secondary pupils yesterday.