Schools to remain closed

Blog updated 4:15 pm 6 September

From the Ministry of Education

Important update: School closures, Monday 6 September

Schools and early childhood centres in Christchurch, Waimakariri, and Selwyn districts will be closed until at least Wednesday 8 September in response to the earthquake.

This follows the Chief Medical Officer of Health advising all public buildings are to remain closed until Wednesday.

More detailed information is available in the Ministry of Education's media statement.

Civil Defence - regular updates here.

All families are being phoned by their teachers to make sure they have this message.

A list of all closed schools in Christchurch and the surrounding area can be downloaded here.

Keep watching this blog or the school's main website for updates.

From the NZ Herald: Where the aftershocks have hit.

Red markers: Aftershocks on Saturday 4 September
Blue markers: Aftershocks on Sunday 5 September
Yellow markers: Aftershocks Monday 6 September
Green markers: Aftershocks Tuesday 7 September
Purple markers: Aftershocks Wednesday 8 September
Pink markers: Aftershocks Thursday 9 September
Dark blue markers: Aftershocks Friday 10 September
Black markers: Aftershocks Saturday 11 September
Red dot markers: Aftershocks Sunday 12 September

View Christchurch earthquake: Where the land shook in a larger map