History
The school occupies the site that was previously home to Glen Eyre School. Cantell was formed as an amalgamation of this and Hampton Park Secondary School in 1986. In 1988 the school occupied an area of some 4 hectares (9.9 acres) and it was proposed that 0.1 hectares (0.25 acres) of this be sold off for housing.
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