Van Asch College
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island.Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: School
- Description: educational institution in Christchurch
- Also known as: “Sumner Deaf and Dumb Institution”, “Sumner Institution for Deaf-Mutes”, “Sumner School for the Deaf”, “van Asch College”, “Van Asch College (Ko Taku Reo)”, and “Van Asch Deaf Education Centre”
- Address: Truro Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matuku-takotako and Jollies Bush.
Matuku-takotako
Beach
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matuku-takotako is a beach, which is situated 1½ km north of Van Asch College.
Jollies Bush
Forest
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Jollies Bush Scenic Reserve, usually known simply as Jollies Bush, is a public scenic reserve in the Port Hills southeast of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Cave Rock
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave Rock is a volcanic rock formation in Sumner, New Zealand. The prominent rock outcrop is a visual landmark on Sumner Beach, with a signalling mast built on top.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond Hill and Sumner.
Richmond Hill
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Richmond Hill is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richmond Hill is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant.
Sumner
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association.
Taylors Mistake
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Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is an area in New Zealand's South Island, at the southeastern extremity of the city of Christchurch Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Awaroa / Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula.
Van Asch College
- Category: education
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.58028° or 43° 34′ 49″ southLongitude
172.75869° or 172° 45′ 31″ eastOpen location code
4V8JCQ95+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 27149505OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q2509718
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Van Asch College” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مركز فان آش للصم التعليمى”
- German: “Sumner School for the Deaf”
- German: “Van Asch College”
- German: “Van Asch Deaf Education Centre”
- German: “Van-Asch-College”
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