History
Otago Polytechnic traces its ancestry back to the Dunedin Technical School, which was established in 1889 to provide evening classes for working people. In 1909 it expanded to offer day classes for secondary school pupils. In 1914 the name was changed to the King Edward Technical College.
In 1921 the college took over the Dunedin School of Art, which had been established in 1870. The college expanded further by taking on the evening and day time education of apprentices, technicians and professionals. In 1966 the college was split into a secondary school (later renamed Logan Park High School) and Otago Polytechnic, which opened on 1 February 1966.
Further information on the history of Otago Polytechnic is available in Ian Dougherty's books: "Bricklayers and Mortarboards: A History of New Zealand Polytechnics and Institutes of Technology" (Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 1999) and "Continuing Education of Quality: A History of Otago Polytechnic and its Predecessors 1870-2006" (Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, 2006).
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