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        Middleton Grange is an integrated Christian school for students in Years 1-13. We invite you to discover all the great opportunities Middleton Grange School has to offer your family. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Jake Couprie

  • Post author:Annalise Oosterbaan
  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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Kia ora, I attended Middleton Grange School for the full 13 years of my schooling life, graduating in 1995. One of my earliest memories was launching myself off the green…

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Russell Kent

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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I was appointed to the staff of Middleton Grange in 1971 as HOD of Music and taught there for 17 years. In those early days of the school (started 1964),…

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Samantha (Sam) Ayers

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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Tēnā koutou katoa Ko te Atua taku piringa I whānau mai ahau ki raro i a Ōpuke I tipu ake ahau ki ngā tahataha o Rākaia Kei Ōtautahi au e…

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Sophie Te Awa (née Barnett)

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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Kia ora, My name is Sophie Te Awa (née Barnett), and I attended Middleton Grange School from Year 0 through to Year 13, graduating in 2013. I loved my time…

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Carlyle Irving

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I grew up in South Canterbury with a family of faith and became a committed Christian at age sixteen. This was followed by four years at Otago University graduating with…

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Jay Geldard

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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I attended Middleton Grange School from 1992 to 1998. I wasn’t the most academic student — I’m dyslexic — so school wasn’t always easy. But I absolutely had a blast.…

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Natalie Fleming

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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Kia Ora Middleton Family. My name is Natalie, and I was a pupil at MGS from Year 0-13, 1998 until 2011. I have many positive memories of my time at…

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Catherine Hoekendijk (née Irving)

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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I attended Middleton Grange School during the days of pink dresses, hats, and gloves for girls, when boys and girls sat separately in assembly. Rector Eric Dunlop, fondly nicknamed "The…

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Pamela Brathwaite

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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I used to be sure that I would never become a teacher. I didn’t want to have to cope with naughty pupils. Pathetic, I know. I chose the University subjects…

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Letitia Gager (née McConnell)

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  • Post published:February 17, 2026
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Ko Tongariro te Maunga Ko Whanganui te Awa Ko Taupo-nui-a-tia te Moana Ko Arawa te Waka Ko Mau raua ko Judah oku tamąiti Ko Barry toku hoatane Ko Ngati Hikairo…

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