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QueenstownDecember 4

Classroom block undergoes transformation

A double classroom block taken from Queenstown Primary School for ''retrofitting'' before its use at Remarkables Primary School is barely recognisable while builders work to have it ready before term one next year.

QueenstownNovember 27

Jump Jam experience good fun for pupils

While Remarkables Primary School did not place in the South Island Regional Jump Jam Competition on Saturday, pupils had a great time and entertained hundreds of people in Christchurch Airport.

QueenstownNovember 26

Moves take pupils to regionals

Remarkables Primary School pupils brought Queenstown Airport to a standstill on Friday with a surprise performance of their Jump Jam skills to the sound of Greased Lightning, before they boarded an aircraft to compete in Christchurch.

QueenstownNovember 13

Pupils, teachers take plunge

Pupils and teachers from Remarkables Primary School and KingsView School took the plunge for the first time on Monday when AJ Hackett Bungy held its fifth annual school open day on its 24th birthday.

QueenstownNovember 8

Rooms for 'roll peak'

To accommodate a "roll peak" at Remarkables Primary School, classrooms at Queenstown Primary School are being moved across town.

QueenstownNovember 6

School getting more space for sports

Remarkables Primary School could soon have a sports field three times the size of its current sportsground.

QueenstownOctober 28

Involved from garden to table

A huge community effort has allowed Remarkables Primary School to be one of the first South Island schools to participate in a nationwide kitchen garden initiative.

QueenstownSeptember 6

Further growth expected

Relocatable classrooms for up to 112 extra pupils are unlikely to tide over Remarkables Primary School until the Ministry of Education opens a new Wakatipu primary school "in about two years' time".

QueenstownAugust 2

Qualified support from council for school's use of land

A proposal by Remarkables Primary School to transform and occupy a section of adjoining reserve land for sports activities has been considered worthwhile by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

QueenstownJuly 31

School not keen to use KingsView classrooms

The Remarkables Primary School's board of trustees and principal have told the Ministry of Education and deputy prime minister Bill English they will not accept the ministry's proposal to annex two empty classrooms at nearby KingsView School to cope with the Remarkables school's overflowing roll.

QueenstownJuly 29

School seeking consent to develop sports field

Remarkables Primary School is seeking permission to undertake earthworks to create a sports field, for pupils and public users.The land in question is an irregular-shaped section measuring 1600m3 of Frankton Domain, which bordered the school.

QueenstownJune 19

Mardi Gras beads going on sale

Remarkables Primary School looks set to benefit from Queenstown's version of Mardi Gras, with funds raised from the sale of glow products and coloured beads to be donated to the school.

QueenstownFebruary 28

Chairman steps down

John Stalker stepped down last week as chairman of the Remarkables Primary School board of trustees, after two years. However, he will continue to serve as deputy chairman and will remain involved in school issues.

QueenstownFebruary 26

School wants more classrooms

Remarkables Primary School wants extra classrooms built on site by the end of 2012 to cope with enrolment growth, only two years after the $17.3 million facility opened.

QueenstownFebruary 2

Foundation complete

Remarkables Primary School's 54 newly enrolled pupils gather together after Wednesday's new entrants' assembly, which the school's first year 7 and year 8 pupils attended.

QueenstownNovember 13

Bookish week begins at school with fair

A collective love of books will be celebrated this week at the Remarkables Primary School Community Book Fair.

QueenstownOctober 11

Glowing report for school

Remarkables Primary School pupils are "well engaged with their learning" and are "well led and governed", a confident report card written by the national education watchdog says.

QueenstownOctober 1

Provision for pupils 'a priority'

The Ministry of Education insists the existing school network in Wakatipu meets population demands and provision for rising numbers of pupils continues to be "a priority".

QueenstownSeptember 29

Fundraiser draws more than 250

About $17,000 was raised for Remarkables Primary School at its rugby-themed fundraiser on Saturday night, when more than 250 people braved stormy weather to watch the All Blacks beat France, on a giant screen, before dancing the night away.

QueenstownSeptember 11

Decisions needed at once on zoning, roll growth: school principal

Immediate action was needed by the Ministry of Education to address enrolment-zone and roll-growth issues in the Wakatipu, the Remarkables Primary School's board said last night.

QueenstownSeptember 1

Angry submissions over school zoning

Parents and prospective parents bought houses in the Lake Hayes and Quail Rise Estates so they could send their children to Remarkables Primary School at Frankton, only to find zone changes now mean their children cannot attend the Frankton school.

QueenstownAugust 12

Enrolment scheme for primary school vetoed

The people of the Wakatipu have overwhelming rejected the proposed enrolment changes for Remarkables Primary School (RPS).

QueenstownAugust 2

Meeting to discuss school zone

Overcrowding at Remarkables Primary School in Queenstown will be the top discussion topic at a community consultation meeting at the school tonight.

QueenstownMay 29

Lively liveries

Remarkables Primary School new full uniform went on sale at RPS and Postie Plus last week.

QueenstownMay 23

Big names launch new goal posts

Former All Black Justin Marshall, former Wallaby Michael Brial and former Highlander Kelvin Middleton christened the new soccer/rugby goal posts at the Remarkables Primary School on Friday.