▁Lin wood , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Christ ch urch , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁History ▁F ounded ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁the ▁secondary ▁educational ▁needs ▁of ▁a ▁growing ▁population ▁in ▁eastern ▁Christ ch urch , ▁then ▁Lin wood ▁High ▁School ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁larger ▁secondary ▁schools ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁with ▁a ▁roll ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁pup ils , ▁at ▁one ▁point . ▁However , ▁as ▁it ▁also ▁served ▁a ▁relatively ▁low ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁area ▁of ▁industrial ▁sout heast ▁Christ ch urch , ▁and ▁promoted ▁sport ing ▁achiev ement ▁alongside ▁academic ▁achiev ement , ▁the ▁school ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁" rough ". ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Tom orrow ' s ▁School s ▁policy , ▁the ▁role ▁decl ined ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 0 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁to ▁ 7 7 5 , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Much ▁of ▁this ▁decl ine ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁relax ation ▁of ▁school ▁z oning ▁restrictions ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁white ▁flight ▁by ▁aff lu ent ▁families ▁within ▁the ▁large ▁south - e astern ▁Christ ch urch ▁catch ment ▁area ▁sending ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁higher ▁de cile ▁schools , ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁better ▁academic ▁reputation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁school ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁in ▁de af