Chilton Saint James School
Chilton Saint James School is a private single-sex girls composite school located in central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1918 by Geraldine FitzGerald, and was a combined day and boarding school until the dormitories closed in the late 1970s.[3] Chilton St James has a roll of 317 students from Years 1 to 13 (ages 5 to 18) as of March 2020.[2] The school also has a co-educational preschool for boys and girls from the age of 2.
| Chilton Saint James School | |
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| Coordinates | 41.2104°S 174.9137°E |
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| Funding type | Private |
| Established | 1918 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 263 |
| Principal | Kathy Lloyd-Parker[1] |
| Years offered | 1–13 |
| Gender | Girls |
| School roll | 317[2] (March 2020) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | www |
In 2018 Chilton introduced the Cambridge curriculum.
The school runs the Chilton Dance Centre, which provides afterschool dance lessons and training in classical ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, tap, musical theatre dance and pilates to students from Preschool to Adults.
Enrollment
As a private school, Chilton St James receives little funding from the government and charges parents of students tuition fees to cover costs. As of 2013, the school fees range from NZ$12,732 for Year 1–3 student to $17,080 for Year 9–13 students, inclusive of GST. A 7.5% fee discount applies if a student has one or more siblings also attending the school.[4] Fees for international students are higher.
At the March 2013 Education Review Office (ERO) review, Chilton St James had 420 students, including four international students. 63% as New Zealand European (Pākehā), 9% as other European, 16% as Asian (including 5% as Indian), 6% as Māori, 3% as Pacific Islanders, and 4% as other ethnicities.[5]
The school has a socio-economic decile of 10, meaning the school draws its students mainly from areas of little or no socio-economic deprivation.
Notable staff, students and alumnae
- Teresa Bergman, singer-songwriter-guitarist[6]
- Stefania Owen, actress (Running Wilde, The Carrie Diaries)[7]
- Peggy Spicer, artist[8]
References
- "Introducing our Principal". Chilton Saint James School. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "History in a nutshell". Chilton Saint James School. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- "Chilton Saint James School Fees and Business Regulations" (PDF). Chilton Saint James School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- "Chilton St James School Education Review". Education Review Office. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- "Take Note [sound recording] Items". Chilton Saint James School. 1997. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via National Library of New Zealand.
- McConnell, Rhiannon (25 February 2014). "Acting up in New York". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- "Peggy Spicer". www.arcadja.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.