An earthquake is no excuse for children to miss school, Christchurch mum Jo Johnston says.
Mrs Johnston has moved in with her mum at Tuamarina, in Marlborough, with her children Isaac, 13, Corey, 12, and Holly, 10, and and her sister after evacuating from Christchurch because the family home in suburban Somerfield has no power or sewerage.
She has enrolled all three children at Marlborough schools. They started on Monday.
Isaac, who began at Cashmere High School this year, is enrolled at Marlborough Boys' College and the two younger children are at Tua Marina School.
Mrs Johnston's husband works for the Christchurch City Council and is still in the city, but the family would stay in Marlborough until at least the end of the school term on April 15, she said.
Isaac was enjoying being at the college so much he did not want to go back to Cashmere High, she said.
She was "blown away" by the generosity of people in Blenheim, including a staff member at Just Jeans who offered her son a new college uniform.
College principal Wayne Hegarty said the school had enrolled 22 Christchurch students. Twenty-two girls had enrolled at Marlborough Girls' College since the quake and 16 students had enrolled at Queen Charlotte College in Picton.
- The Marlborough Express
SIMON WONG
Continuing education: Jo Johnston and her children, Holly, 10, and Corey, 12, left and centre, are enrolled at Tua Marina School, while Isaac, 13, far right, is at Marlborough Boys' College.
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