Educational Institutions
Strathmore Community School
STRATHMORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 1947-2010 Strathmore Park School was founded in 1947. In 2004 its name was changed to Strathmore Community School to reflect the school belonging to the community. Situated in Wellington's Eastern suburbs we are forging strong links with our community. Our school provides primary education for students up to year six. Students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds, offering a wide diversity of languages and experiences. Our school enjoys attractive grounds including a vegetable garden and orchard, a tennis court, basketball and netball courts, rugby and soccer fields, swimming pool and adventure playground. There are nine large teaching spaces, of which the school uses three for classrooms each with computers, a library, and a flexible use of space for assemblies and winter physical activities.
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Strathmore Community School is a decile 2 school nestled in the heart of Strathmore. It is currently a three teacher school.
Our students come from a variety of rich cultural backgrounds and we celebrate that many of our students are bilingual. The demographics of Strathmore show an increasing number of young families buying property and establishing themselves in the community. The enrolment trends at the school show children coming from widely diverse backgrounds including the Pacific Islands, Europe, Africa and Asia.
The school fosters ties with many community groups. These include Volunteer Wellington, The Strathmore Park Progressive Association, local business people, Rotary, Lions, St. Christopher’s Presbyterian Church, Gen-I telecommunications, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand (Inc), Duffy Books In Homes and the Strathmore Community Base (school holiday programme). New links have been formed with Computers in Schools, Bikes In Schools and Pride Lands -before and after school care. Volunteers continue to provide classroom and general support to the school.
The school has formed strong links with Strathmore Park Kindergarten, Peninsula Community Preschool and Scots College.
The school has a large and attractive environment for children to enjoy outdoor activities such as sports, recreation and gardening. Our school participates in the Eastern Zone Cluster Sports Programme and the greater wellington sports activities.
