History

At the end of 1972, St Anne's Primary School in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore, was forced to close.

Concerned parents held meetings and decided to start a new school, which opened in February 1973, using the leased Methodist Health Camp at Campbells Bay as a temporary location. The initial roll was 42 children with a staff of five. Fees were $100 per Term. Immediately, a search was carried out to find a permanent site for the school. The school grew rapidly, and soon a suitable site was found at Albany where Kristin opened in 1978 with a roll of 235 students.

The name 'Kristin' was chosen by Dennis Brown, a member of the original Steering Committee. There had been some urgency as the school needed a name in order to be registered. Several ideas were suggested: the one chosen, fitted the Christian ethic of the school. Said Dennis in recent years, "Our neighbour's daughter was called Kristin and I liked the name."

The Kristin Dove, which appears in some of our logos, was designed by a parent; Dave Wood. In 2004, the dove design was slightly modified. The dove theme regularly runs through many areas and activities within the school.

The book '25 Years of Kristin School' was published to celebrate our Silver Jubliee. This publication documents the school's history and includes a range of interesting photographs. Copies of this and all existing Yearbooks are available to view.

If you have historical material which may be of interest to the Archives Department including photographs, advertisements, videos, uniforms, memorabilia or other interesting items or to request an appointment to view archival material about the school's history please contact John Winn jwinn@kristin.school.nz

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Photo of the Week

Kristin Archivist John Winn took this shot of students on a ride at the Family Picnic