Belmont, Auckland
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Auckland City |
| Electoral ward | North Shore |
| Date established | 1855 |
| Population | 3,297 (2006) |
| Facilities | |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Hauraki |
| Northeast | (Hauraki Gulf) |
| East | (Hauraki Gulf) |
| Southeast | Narrow Neck |
| South | (Waitemata Harbour) |
| Southwest | Bayswater |
| West | (Waitemata Harbour) |
| Northwest | Hauraki |
Belmont is an Auckland suburb. The name, which means "good view or hill" derives from a farm estate called "Belmont" subdivided in 1885.[citation needed]
The population of the "Seacliffe" statistical area, which is substantially the same as Belmont, was 3,297 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 162 from 2001.[1] The suburb is in the North Shore ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City.
Education
Takapuna Grammar School is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 1587.[2] The school was built in 1926[3] and opened the following year. The adjacent Belmont Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7-8) school with a roll of 518.[4]
Belmont School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 299.[5] It was founded in 1912 and moved to its current site in 1913.[6]
Wilson School is a special school for students with intellectual or physical disabilities.[7] It has a roll of 65.[8] It was previously called the Wilson Home School.[9]
All these schools are co-educational. Wilson School has a decile rating of 9, and the other schools have decile ratings of 10.
Notes
- ↑ Quickstats about Seacliffe
- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Takapuna Grammar School
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- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Belmont Intermediate
- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Belmont School
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- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Wilson School
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External links
- Takapuna Grammar School website
- Belmont Intermediate website
- Belmont School website
- Wilson School website
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