Project Phillipstown School

Project Phillipstown School is a joint initiative between Grace Vineyard, Majestic and local businesses.  The aim is to reach out into our local community by revitalising Phillipstown School.

The vision is to develop Phillipstown School to ensure that the pupils receive the best possible education that the principal and teachers can provide. The aim is to enhance the school property so that the pupils can learn and play in a safe environment, so that the teachers can concentrate on teaching, to extend the range of playtime options, to inform the community of key school events and to make Phillipstown School a greater place to be.

Why Phillipstown School?

Phillipstown Community is "in the poorest 10 per cent" in the country according to "The Ministry of Health('s) atlas (which) uses information from the 2006 census to rank 1,792 areas across the country, using eight types of deprivation, including income, home ownership, family support, employment, qualifications and transport" Source: The Press.  Phillipstown School believes that the key to the community is education and the principal and teachers are committed to enhancing the level of education amongst their pupils and the community as a whole despite the fact that the school has one of the lowest Decile ratings at 1C.

Get Involved

There are many ways in which you can support this project.  Financial assistance or materials can be donated towards the project through the church.  We are also dependent on the help of volunteers - experienced builders, labourers, painters and tradespeople are all required, as well as general volunteers.  Find out more about the project at the Project Phillipstown School website or contact us below for more information about how you can help.

Contact: Rick Mardon
Link: Project Phillipstown School