The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
The Sumner Public School
The Sumner Public School, which is situated on one acre of land with a considerable frontage to Bury Street, is a onestorey wooden building of two rooms, with accommodation for 120 children. The number on the roll is 106, and the average attendance ninety-one. The staff consists of the headmaster, one certificated mistress and a pupil-teacher. The master's residence consists of seven rooms.