New Zealand - Nelson - Nelson Central School - Infants P3 - 1960 Photo Courtesy of Janet Wood Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Nelson Central School - Nelson Central School is now the oldest school in New Zealand still functioning on its original unitary site. - Consequently, its main building and Renwick House (named after Dr Thomas Renwick) are of architectural interest. - The site of the present school was purchased by the Nelson Education Board in 1893 for £1600. - The official opening ceremony of the main school building was held on Monday 23 June 1930. - The school building is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II historic structure. The building was added to the register on 25 November 1982, with register number 1596