Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Matthew Rogers (11) from Banks Avenue School in Dallington. First day back to school after 'quake-break'".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Oxford Area School students Becky Hewitt (left) and Tom Erceg played yesterday after their school re-opened".
A PDF copy of pages 282-283 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Co-Location of Secondary Schools in Christchurch Post 22 February 2011 Earthquake'. Photo: Phil Arvidson. With permission: St Bede's, Marian College and the Ministry of Education.
A video of Principal Toni Simpson telling the students and teachers of Phillipstown School about the plan to merge their school with Woolston School. Phillipstown is one of twelve schools which is set to merge in the Education Renewal Recovery Programme. The programme was created by the Minister of Education in the wake of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
Damage to Cranmer Courts, formerly the Normal School. The tower has collapsed, exposing interior walls.
A document for SCIRT's communications team which details how SCIRT should carry out school visits.
An aerial photograph of Central New Brighton School in New Brighton.
A teddy bear wearing a Lyttelton Main School uniform with a sign around its neck reading, "Lyttelton Main School has more mmmmmmmmmmmmmm".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (left) and engineer Malcolm Freeman look at the damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (right) and engineer Malcolm Freeham look at the damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (right) and engineer Malcolm Freeham look at the damage".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Girls High School. The crest was salvaged from the old block".
A video of Principal Tony Simpson announcing to staff and parents at Phillipstown School that the Ministry of Education has decided to merge the school with Woolston School. The video also includes an interview with Tony Simpson about the merger, and his hopes for education in Christchurch in the future.
A video of an interview with Toni Burnside, the Principal of Central New Brighton School, about the proposed merger of her school with South New Brighton School. Burnside talks about her belief that the government's rationale for the merger exaggerated the earthquake damage to the site.
A graphic giving the status of Burnham Primary School.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new classrooms at Avonside Girls High School".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Morning break at Avonside Girls High".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Burnside High School".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Some of the former buildings at Avonside Girls High School remain, as do the magnificent trees which make this site so attractive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Haldenstein's building, High Street".
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Tape reading, "Danger Keep Out" on the gate to Halswell Primary School. A sign has been stabled to the tape reading, "No unauthorised entry".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A group of students eating lunch in front of a classroom at Avonside Girls High School".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Here we can see why Redcliffs School is still closed".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Girls High School. Woodham Road left to right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Girls High School".
A video about the Ministry of Education's decision to close Avondale Primary School. The video includes interviews with Principal Mark Scown and Julie Begg, the parent of a student at the school.
The playground at Halswell School.
A video of a protest against the merging of Phillipstown and Woolston Schools. Staff and students from Phillipstown School lead a march down Ferry Road to highlight the dangers children will face walking to school if Phillipstown is closed. The video also includes interviews with Phillipstown Principal Tony Simpson and Christchurch City Councillors Peter Beck and Makere Hubbard, about the protest and the merger.
A video of an interview with Tony Simpson, Principal of Phillipstown School, about the technology centre at the school. This video is part of a series which looks at the innovative projects which will be lost if the Ministry of Education pushes ahead with its school closure and merger plans.