Middleton Grange School

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Middleton Grange School in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a state-integrated Christian co-educational Year 1 to 13 school. It's currently New Zealand's largest evangelical Christian school.HistoryEstablished in 1964 by the Christian Schools Trust, as an independent Christian school and became integrated into the state system in 1996. Middleton Grange School's academic structure consists of four departments, Primary School, Middle School, Senior College and International College.Middleton Grange School belongs to the Christchurch Christian Schools Network (CSN) and the New Zealand Association for Christian Schools (NZACS).The school premises used to house the Christchurch headquarters of the Maxim Institute, a conservative Christian thinktank. Bruce Logan was once Middleton Grange's former curriculum director.The school was ordered in 2010 to apologise and compensate a former employee for firing him because of his homosexuality.HousesPupils and teachers are divided into specific houses which then compete in sporting and cultural activities. There are four of these, named after early British explorers of Antarctica, as Robert Falcon Scott stayed at Middleton Grange's original gentry house before embarking on his ill-fated expedition.Notable alumniGraham Capill - Former leader, Christian Heritage, later convicted of sexual offences. Eldest son of Don Capill, First Middleton Grange Vice-Principal.Jeremy Kench - Professional basketball playerOlivia Podmore - Professional racing cyclistWilliam Stedman - 2x bronze medal Paralympian