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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
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is located to the southwest of the city centre and west 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 population was 3,399 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 108 from 2001.
Taranaki Base Hospital lies between Westown and Lynmouth.
Education
Francis Douglas Memorial CollegeFrancis Douglas Memorial College
Francis Douglas Memorial College is an all-boys state integrated Catholic school located in Westown, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The college was founded in 1959 under the leadership of the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order of brothers based on the teachings of St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle...
is a boys' secondary (years 7-13) 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 766. It is a state-integrated Catholic school, founded in 1959.
Westown School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 248. The school celebrated its 75th jubilee in 2000.