Vogeltown is a suburb of New Plymouth

New Plymouth

New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....

, in the western North Island

North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...

 of New Zealand

New Zealand

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. It is located to the southeast of the city centre and east of Frankleigh Park

Frankleigh Park

Frankleigh Park is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south of the city centre. The suburb is built around the site of early settler Henry King's farm, Woodleigh, the father of William Cutfield King...

. The suburb was named after Sir Julius Vogel

Julius Vogel

Sir Julius Vogel, KCMG was the eighth Premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works...

, Prime Minister of New Zealand

Prime Minister of New Zealand

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 in the 1870s.

Education

Vogeltown School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating

Socio-Economic Decile

Decile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....

 of 8 and a roll of 244. The school was established in temporary premises in July 1915 and moved to its own site in May 1919.

New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School is a state integrated full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 34.

Both schools are coeducational.