New Zealand standard school buildings

Using standard designs allowed the demand to be met while reducing construction time and costs.

The use of blocks eliminated the need for corridors and the savings in cost allowed enabled assembly halls to be constructed.

[3]:115–118 Examples of the half-block exist at Western Heights High School in Rotorua, and Central Southland College in Winton.

Schools built to the Nelson Two-Storey plan include: The S68 is characterised by its single-storey classroom blocks of cinderblock or masonry construction, featuring low-pitched roofs and internal open courtyards.

[3]:43–46 The low-pitched roofs, skylight windows and internal gutters and downpipes are prone to rusting and leaking, causing problems for many schools.

National Film Unit documentary about building new schools in 1957.
Mana College , a Nelson Single-Storey school, in 1968
A Nelson Two-Storey Block under construction at Mairehau High School in July 1960.
Makora (now Makoura) College , a Nelson Two-Story school, in 1969.
The internal courtyard of an S68 block at Rotorua Lakes High School , 1974.