Grantlea Downs School is a primary school in

Timaru Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...

, New Zealand, that was established in 1959. In 2004 they merged with Seadown School. The Principal from 1997 to 2014 was Dave Hawkey. The current principal is Steve Fennessy.

Vaccination Refusal

In April 2017 the Board of Trustees refused to allow vaccinations against

Human Papilloma Virus Human papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the '' Papillomaviridae'' family. Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. In some cases, an HPV infection persists and r ...

(HPV) to be administered on its grounds. If contracted, the virus could lead to increased risk of a number of cancers, including cervical cancer. "The school is willing to allow the students to attend vaccinations at another venue or, of course, families can attend Primary Care for immunisations," a spokesperson said.

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