In contrast to primary schools, secondary school designs were standardised nationally. , a Nelson Single-Storey school, in 1968
Nelson Single-Storey The Nelson Single-Storey is characterised by its single-storey H-shaped classroom blocks with a large toilet and cloak area on one side.:31–33 Studies conducted in 1954 saw the move to separate self-contained blocks in secondary schools. The use of blocks eliminated the need for corridors and the savings in cost allowed enabled assembly halls to be constructed. The result was the Nelson Single-Storey school and the first schools of the type opened in 1957. Schools built to the Nelson Single-Storey plan include: •
Fairfield College, Hamilton •
Mana College, Porirua •
Riccarton High School, Christchurch •
Rotorua Girls' High School, Rotorua •
Taita College, Lower Hutt •
Tauranga Girls' College, Tauranga •
Waimea College, Richmond •
Westlake Girls High School, Auckland •
Whanganui High School, Whanganui
Nelson Two-Storey , a Nelson Two-Story school, in 1969 The Nelson Two-Storey is a development on the Nelson Single-Storey design and is characterised by its two-storey H-shaped classroom blocks, with stairwells at each end and a large ground-floor toilet and cloak area on one side. The blocks are generally interconnected by covered walkways, which are also designed to carry services between the blocks. School blocks were arranged so third, fourth and fifth form students (now years 9, 10 and 11 respectively) were grouped together in a common "house" blocks while sixth and seventh form students (now years 12 and 13) were grouped into a "senior studies" block. S68 schools have a common "arts and crafts" block for visual arts and technology subjects, a standalone library (although in some schools, the library is included in one of the house blocks), a gymnasium block, an administration block, and a theatre block with a 400-500 seat auditorium and specialist performing arts classrooms. The S68 buildings went through at least four designs. The S68 "Mark IV" designs, introduced in 1977-78, were constructed using metric measurements, whereas the first three versions used imperial measurements. Schools built to the S68 plan include: •
Aotea College, Porirua •
Ashburton College, Ashburton •
Aurora College, Invercargill •
Awatapu College, Palmerston North •
Birkenhead College, Auckland •
Bream Bay College, Ruakaka •
Forest View High School, Tokoroa •
Green Bay High School, Auckland •
Havelock North High School, Havelock North •
Hawera High School, Hawera •
Hillcrest High School, Hamilton •
Hornby High School, Christchurch •
Howick College, Auckland •
Kaiapoi High School, Kaiapoi •
Logan Park High School, Dunedin •
Long Bay College, Auckland •
Mangere College, Auckland •
Paraparaumu College, Paraparaumu •
Rotorua Lakes High School, Rotorua •
Tamatea High School, Napier •
Tangaroa College, Auckland •
Tikipunga High School, Whangarei •
Trident High School, Whakatane •
Tuakau College, Tuakau •
Wainuiomata High School, Lower Hutt •
Waiopehu College, Levin •
Waitakere College, Auckland ==References==