WELCOME FROM THE PRI NCIPAL I believe that each child has God-given talents which as educators we are called to nurture. Our school’s role is to create a positive, safe, caring environment where each child can grow into a well rounded citizen. Our commitment is to high standards of performance, behaviour and appearance. Our students have a positive attitude. They want to be here, to participate, to
Steve Robb, Principal
contribute, to excel and make the most of their time at school.
of tradition with innovation.
CONTENTS
We are proud of our high achieving, fully
03 PR I NCIPA L’ S M E S SAGE OF W ELCOM E
rounded students who leave St Peter’s
04 T en reasons
and contribute significantly to our society
06 St y le of Education
As a thinking school, we blend the best
and world.
07 Facilities
I extend to you a warm welcome to
08 aca demic Education
come and experience the St Peter’s Way.
09 I nnovation in I T
SF Robb
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Boar ding
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Creati v e Talent
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Prep SCHOOL
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Sport
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Aca demies
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T E A M SPIR I T
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Senior school
20 I N T ER NAT IONA L ST UDE N TS 21
History
22 Chapel 22 E N V IRO FR IE NDLY 22 E nrolment process 3
Ten REASONS WHY YOU WILL ENJOY ST PETER’ S CA MBRIDGE St Peter’s is an Independent, fully co educational, day and boarding school for year s 7-13, af f iliated with the Anglican Church.
01/ A distinctly rural ambience. Established
that is conducive to good learning. Teachers are
in 1936, St Peter’s Cambridge is now one of
friendly and students find it easy to participate.
New Zealand’s leading co-educational colleges.
04/ An inclusive community. Students at St
Today’s modern campus is truly magnificent - a
Peter’s come from every walk of life - from the
forty-hectare domain of mature trees, colourful
largest cities and smallest towns in New Zealand
gardens and multi-use sports fields, with
and from around the world. They are drawn to
original buildings designed in the architectural
a college with a proud record of high academic
style of an English country estate. Several new
achievement and a worldwide reputation for
complementary buildings, including modern
excellence in education. Our performing arts
classrooms and extra-curricular facilities, have
and sporting facilities are among New Zealand’s
recently been added.
finest and most modern.
02/ Education with inspiration. At St Peter’s,
05/ Home away from home. Our boarding
every student is respected, challenged and
school is the second largest in New Zealand
inspired. Our solid education foundation (Motto:
with accommodation and amenities of the
Structa Saxo - Built on a Rock) and our first-
highest standard. Of the school’s one thousand
class facilities for education, performing arts
students, approximately forty-five per cent are
and sport combine to ensure that all students
boarders, mainly New Zealanders, but we’re also
can discover and fully develop their academic
welcoming a growing number of students from
abilities and their individual talents, whether
other countries. At St Peter’s, boarders form
they are creative, intellectual or athletic.
enduring friendships and share experiences that
03/ Body, Mind & Spirit. St Peter’s offers all
will be remembered for the rest of their lives.
students an integrated education based on our
06/ A school for the world. St Peter’s offers
school’s holistic commitment – embedded by our
education on a global scale. We are authorised
founder in 1936 - to enhance the whole person,
to
body, mind and spirit. Emphasis is placed
Diploma
on the promotion of respect, tolerance and
recognised by all leading world universities.
integrity within a friendly, caring community.
We also offer some Cambridge International
At all times, we encourage inquiry, curiosity
exams and New Zealand’s N.C.E.A qualifications,
and independence. It is a relaxing environment
including Scholarship.
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teach
the
International
Programme.
The
IB
Baccalaureate Diploma
is
The picturesque ca mpus at St Peter’ s is located i n the heart of the Waik ato provi nce .
07/ Everyone’s a winner. St Peter’s is
education. We are just five minutes from the
accomplished and extremely competitive in a
busy Cambridge town centre; fifteen minutes
number of sports, notably equestrian, tennis,
from the major city of Hamilton, home to
golf, rugby, soccer, hockey, netball and rowing.
Waikato University; ten minutes from Hamilton
The school boasts a first-class golf academy, a
International Airport; and just over an hour
leading gymnasium with excellent facilities, and
from Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city.
several quality sports fields. Being a neighbour
10/ Close to the action. The naturally diverse
to Waikato’s successful thoroughbred breeding
landscape of the Waikato region provides
industry, we have one of the best equestrian
opportunities for a wide range of outdoor
training centres of any college in New Zealand.
adventures and sports. St Peter’s Cambridge is
08/ On stage - Live! St Peter’s is widely
just a fifteen-minute drive from Lake Karapiro,
recognised for its excellence in music and
venue for the 2010 World Rowing Cup; twenty
the performing arts. From our magnificent
minutes from Maungatautari Eco Mountain, a
auditorium, on any day, strains of music –
natural heritage environment; forty minutes
whether orchestral, jazz, choir or contemporary
from Raglan’s west coast beach, so popular
rock and pop - are likely to be heard permeating
with the under-20s for its beach culture and
the country air. Behind the scenes, preparations
especially its world famous, left-hand break for
could also be under way for a new production,
surfers; one hour to Mount Maunganui, rated
a dance performance, theatre sports, Stage
one of New Zealand’s top five beaches; and
Challenge, an upcoming debate, poetry reading
two hours to ski fields.
or chess tournament. The strength of the curriculum and extra curricular programmes sees more than half of the students involved in instrumental tuition. 09/
Central
Waikato
location.
The
picturesque campus at St Peter’s is located in the heart of the Waikato province, where the main industries are dairy farming, horticulture, tourism, thoroughbred horse breeding and
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OUR ST YLE OF EDUCATION OPEN SPACES . OPEN MI NDS . The moment you leave state highway one and enter the tree-lined approach to the impressive main building at St Peter’s, Cambridge, the contrast is immediate and star tling. The pace is remarkably slower with less noise and fewer distractions.
This is what makes St Peter’s a unique learning
at St Peter’s are motivated to grasp their
environment; it is a campus built around
true potential and further develop individual
quiet, open spaces and very distinctive rural
strengths for future academic, business or
landscapes. Yet, while seemingly apart from
sporting success.
the world, St Peter’s is a place where young minds and bodies are being exposed to a world of opportunities. Through both conventional and innovative teaching methods, an extensive range of academic subjects and a wide choice of sporting and cultural activities, students
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OUTSTANDING FACILITIES Habitat impacts on ever yone, especially large groups of people living together. At St Peter’s we provide a safe, inspiring environment removed from cit y pressures and of fering some of the f inest facilities of any New Zealand school.
40 hectares of school campus, surrounded by a 180 hectare dairy farm. Landscaped grounds, sports fields, mature trees and gardens. Purpose-built faculty blocks for English, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, the Arts, Technology, Agriculture and Horticulture. These blocks are equipped with the latest technology appropriate for the subject area. St Peter’s Chapel – an historic building. Equestrian Park - with excellent facilities. Golf Academy with driving range and short course area. Tennis Academy with nine plexipave tennis courts and three clay courts. Hockey turf with practice area. Gymnasium with two international-sized basketball courts, two squash courts, weights room, rock climbing wall, viewing area for 400 people. Auditorium, with seating for 800, separate dance, drama and music studios. Outdoor classroom in a significant stand of native Kahikatea trees.
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A wide range of subject choice and dif ferent qualifications are available to all students.
EDUCATION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT All programmes of study at St Peter’s are geared towards fully preparing students for ter tiar y education. We have a consistently high percentage of students achieving qualif ications that enable them to enter univer sit y.
Through our policy of smaller classes, fair
St Peter’s has been authorised to offer the
discipline and individual attention, students
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in
are closely monitored as they follow subjects
2009. This will provide the students in Years 12
that will enhance their abilities and academic
and 13 with the option of the IB Diploma or
direction.
NCEA, in addition to Cambridge International exams and NZ Scholarship examinations.
The School’s Curriculum Plan is seen as a living document, regularly reviewed and refined for
The IB Diploma is a highly regarded two year
today’s changing world. The school seeks to
pre-university
employ the best available staff, those with up
provide a balanced, rigorous curriculum of study
to date teaching practice, skills and excellent
while fostering international understanding and
subject knowledge.
responsible citizenship. It is suitable for the
programme
which
aims
to
average and above average student who is
The purpose built, modern classrooms are well
planning to go onto tertiary study.
resourced and the teachers embrace the use of modern technology.
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INNOVATION I NFOR M ATION TECH NOLOGY St Peter’s is at the forefront of computer-based technology, commit ted to maintaining the ver y latest IT hardware and sof t ware and to providing continual upskilling for teacher s and students.
St Peter’s is at the forefront of computer-based
from home via ‘Moodle’. The school actively
technology, committed to maintaining the very
promotes and monitors cyber safety to provide
latest IT hardware and software and to providing
a secure education environment.
continuous upskilling for teachers and students.
Specialised IT teaching staff, supported by
available
network engineers, ensure the students have
throughout the campus, including Boarding
continual access to the best resources throughout
Houses,
the school day.
High-speed
Internet
computer
access
laboratories
is
and
multi-
media classrooms.
Senior students can choose to take Computer
ICT is integrated through all subjects and is
Studies to further their ICT knowledge and these
taught across many curriculum areas. Each
students
student has personalised e mail and computer
depending on their skills, abilities and interests.
account and network storage. All students have access to a wide range of software applications including the Microsoft office suite and the Adobe multimedia applications. Students have the ability
to access the e-learning environment
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follow
an
individual
programme
Set routines and super vised prep times ever y day enable students to develop good study habits and achieve academic success.
BOARDING LIFE HOME AWAY FROM HOME During term time, up to 450 students make St Peter’s their second home in the eight Boarding Houses located on the St Peter’s campus.
Boarding
over
after any sporting or cultural commitments.
New Zealand and from around the world,
students
come
from
all
It is also possible to arrange dinner leave with
immersing themselves fully in this unique
close family members. There are two set leave
education environment, meeting new friends
weekends per term, when all the students go
and making the most of all that St Peter’s has
home for a three-day weekend. All meals are
to offer.
served in the Dining Hall with a varied menu of hot and cold food each day. Boxes of fruit
Although boarding students are part of a
and bread are provided for snacks in the
large boarding community, they still receive
Boarding Houses.
personal attention within their own boarding house. Each House is managed by the House
Sound structures and systems ensure that an
Director who is supported by a matron and
orderly and safe environment is maintained
two or three house assistants. Set routines
for all boarders. Boarding offers students
and supervised prep times every day enable
significant opportunities in development of their
students to develop good study habits and
leadership skills.
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SHOWCASING CREATIVE TALENT With a f ine tradition of musical excellence and involvement, St Peter’s has enhanced its reputation by encouraging and showcasing the creative talent displayed by our students.
Specialist
teachers
provide
an
extensive
There is also a biennial Prep School production.
academic programme in music, dance and
Every student is involved in House Music.
drama with individual music and singing lessons
St Peter’s commitment to music and the
available on rotation through the school week.
performing arts includes proposals to develop a
Other creative activities are also encouraged,
Performing Arts Academy and a new Performing
including art, painting, photography, sculpture,
Arts centre to be built in three stages.
wearable art and fashion design.
Creative expression also includes a technology
The many and varied talents of our students
block
are regularly featured on-stage in our modern,
metalwork rooms and graphics and design
fully-equipped auditorium, including the annual
suites supported by specialist teachers.
school production, Stage Challenge, Wearable Arts, orchestra, bands, the Principal’s variety show and House Music.
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with
well
equipped
woodwork
and
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St Peter’s Prep School is where great friendships begin.
PREP SCHOOL OUR FOU NDI NG TR ADITION St Peter’s was established in 1936 as a Preparator y boarding school for boys. The special character and traditions of those times are still maintained with Flag Day, camps and the development of each student in Body, Mind, and Spirit.
Prep School continues to provide a smooth
work as a team to provide a whole learning
transition to the secondary school. Students
environment for all Prep students. A wide
have their own space, with home rooms,
range of options allows students to explore new
communal recreation room and activity areas.
subjects, some of which they may then choose
Specialist subjects are taught by secondary
to follow in the secondary school.
qualified teachers within the purpose-built
The crucial foundations of literacy and numeracy
facilities of the full school.
are addressed, alongside the innovations of the
Classes are small with modern IT facilities in
“Thinking School” approach.
each room. Teachers with individual strengths
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT Physical activit y def initely elevates the brain function to a higher level. Spor t at St Peter’s is, therefore, designated as an academic subject and an integral par t of the school’s ‘Body, Mind and Spirit ’ education philosophy.
At St Peter’s, we offer every opportunity for
cricket, soccer and hockey. Some students are
student participation in competitive sporting
also involved in other more specialised and
activities at all ability levels. Students are
individual sports such as squash, clay shooting,
required to participate in at least one chosen
waterskiing, kite-surfing and gliding.
summer and winter sport. We believe that being involved in sport encourages the competitive spirit
and
emphasises
the
importance
Be i ng i n volv e d i n sport e ncou r age s
of
t h e com pe t i t i v e spi r i t a n d e m ph a si se s
teamwork. Sport should also be fun and
t h e i m porta nc e of t e a m wor k .
entered into within a spirit of fair play. Through our comprehensive sports programme,
A number of popular sports have been elevated
with each sport staffed by qualified teachers,
to Academy status, with St Peter’s providing
specialist coaches and managers, St Peter’s
highly specialised facilities, equipment and
caters to athletes who want to challenge their
coaching. Academy sports include golf, tennis,
limits and strive for greater success at training
rowing and equestrian.
and during competition. Each year we field very competitive teams in core sports such as rugby, netball, tennis,
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ST PETER’ S ACADEMIES EQUESTRIAN
GOLF
TEN NIS
St Peter’s Cambridge is a unique, educational environment where natural talents and high expectations prevail.
Equestrian The Equestrian Park at St Peter’s prepares
coaches and a Director of Golf, who provide
students, at all levels of ability, to ride with
training to over sixty students, from beginners
confidence, maintain high standards and to
to elite golfers. Lessons can be taken in small
achieve personal goals. While we encourage
groups or as individual sessions. Lessons are
students to enjoy the fun of riding and caring
video-recorded and analysed by the coaches
for their ponies, our coaching programme
for the benefit of each golfer.
is
designed
to
help
individuals
succeed.
Tennis
Equestrian skills can be assessed against NZQA
The St Peter’s Tennis Academy works on the
unit standards, which can be credited towards
same tiered structure as the Golf Academy,
a National Certificate in Equine or, in some
working at all ability levels, from beginners
cases, to NCEA.
through to our high performance players.
Golf
With over sixty students enrolled, our four
The New Zealand Golf Academy at St Peter’s
highly skilled and qualified coaches work with
is officially sanctioned and supported by the
students in groups or individual sessions. St
New Zealand Golf Association. The Golf Academy
Peter’s is one of only a few New Zealand schools
offers outstanding training facilities including
to have clay courts - essential to develop a
a 280-metre driving range and a short-game
player’s stroke play.
practice area. There are three highly qualified
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Tea m spirit sporti ng and Cultur al As the saying goes, there is no ‘I’ in the word ‘ team’. St Peter’s students enthusiastically embrace the concept of TEAMWORK in all aspects of school life.
The inter-House competitive events are striking
Prep Flag Day is, for many, the first taste of the
and
leaders
team spirit to be found at St Peter’s. Played
encourage their teams of red, yellow, blue and
colourful
occasions.
once a year, this historic game was begun in
green uniforms in such events as swimming,
the time of Arthur Broadhurst. Preppies work
athletics, cross country, debating , speech and
co-operatively
the
around the school farm to bring home the
fiercely-fought
Student
music
competition.
Their prize is the highly sought-after House
within
their
Houses,
racing
prized flag.
Trophy for the winning House.
Whether competing, cheering on from the
Staff are also attached to one of the four
sidelines, singing or proudly delivering the
competitive Houses and can be seen at big
School haka before a 1st XV match, team spirit
events dressed in House colours and supporting
and
their student leaders; the more daring will even
St Peter’s.
swim
and
run
relays
for
their
Houses,
encouraged by students on the sidelines! Extra-curricular events - such as the School Production and Stage Challenge - sports teams and cultural activities all provide students with the opportunity to work in a team and to engender a powerful team spirit.
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camaraderie
are
alive
and
well
at
Senior school life involves having both privileges and responsibilities.
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SENIOR SCHOOL LIFE YOUR EN VIRONMENT Our senior students (Year 13s) are the ‘ face of the school’. In their distinctive day uniform, they are of ten referred to as the ‘Blue Shir ts’.
Senior school life involves having both privileges
Leadership for Life
and responsibilities. Senior students enjoy their
Many Year 13 students are given additional
own common room; they are able to drive to
leadership roles as School and House Prefects.
school independently; and they are free to make
All Year 13 students are encouraged to be
their own decisions on how to conduct their
involved in the leadership portfolio teams.
academic life and social interactions. In return,
Development of leadership skills in each student
they are expected to be good role models, to
is enhanced with the successful senior camp
mentor younger students and to be actively
which is held during the final term of Year 12.
involved in organising school activities.
We
aim
to
develop
them
into
confident,
Senior students are expected to take ownership
independent young adults ready to move into
of their own learning and to achieve to their full
the next phase of their lives.
potential. They are encouraged to learn how to balance their school life and social life and the importance of communicating effectively with peers and adults.
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Exchange students travel to Australia, Scotland, South Africa, Japan, Taiwan and the USA.
MULTI CULTUR AL I NTERNATIONAL STUDENTS St Peter’s welcomes students from all countries and cultures with approximately f ive per cent of our student body being international students, predominantly from Asia. International students bring diver sit y to our school life
and quickly become valued
member s of the St Peter’s School communit y. Most international students are boarder s while some live in home stay accommodation.
GLOBAL OPPORTU NITIES International Exchanges Each year, up to twenty students from St Peter’s
King’s School in England; others have been
are involved in our international exchange
involved in teaching English in countries such
programme with schools in Australia, Scotland,
as Hungary and Romania.
South Africa, Japan, Taiwan and the USA.
Travel
GAP Year
Most years there are sports, cultural or academic
A number of students take up GAP year
groups travelling overseas to compete or to
opportunities abroad, following completion of
experience another culture. In recent years
Year 13. This exposes students to a range of
travel has included geography trips to Vietnam
overseas experiences before going to university.
and Japan, a rugby trip to Italy and France, an
Previous students have spent their GAP year
orchestra visit to Australia and a service trip to
as tutors in schools such as Rugby School and
our sister school All Saints, in Fiji.
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HISTORY ONE M AN’ S DREA M In 1924, at the age of 34, Ar thur Francis Broadhur st, a proud young Scotsman, Oxford scholar and World War veteran, lef t
his
family’s
prosperous
cot ton
business in Manchester, England to follow his aspirations in education - f ir stly to become a teacher and, subsequently and more ambitiously, to own and administer his Ten
own
preparator y
year s
later
school
Broadhur st
for
boys.
embarked
upon a worldwide quest to locate a site for his dream school.
Cambridge,
The first school term commenced with seven
New Zealand. With mature oak trees, charming
full-time staff and a roll of thirty-six boy
town square and rural environs, he must have
boarders. The development of the ‘whole
felt confident that his dream would soon become
person’, the body, mind and spirit, was the
reality; this very English town – and more
Broadhurst philosophy; his innovative teaching
precisely, a ninety-acre farm on the outskirts
practices were later to earn him the OBE for
of the town - would make an outstanding
services to education.
The
site
he
found
was
in
location for his modern preparatory school.
Today’s Prep School students continue to wear
The farm surrounding the school has grown to
today’s
550-acre
profitable
dairy
the original uniform colours of light blue/grey.
unit.
When secondary pupils were enrolled in 1971,
To design his new school, Arthur Broadhurst
dark blue was chosen for their formal uniform.
chose
Alston
The School crest incorporates Athene’s Owl of
Lippincott, who had already gained a reputation
Wisdom holding St Peter’s keys: The key of life
within New Zealand. Lippincott designed the
and the key of knowledge, above the motto
main building at St Peter’s to resemble a
‘Structa Saxo’ (St Peter’s, founded on a rock).
large English country home.
an
American
architect,
Roy
Designs for the
In 1939, Arthur Broadhurst generously gifted
gatehouse, dining hall and chapel soon followed.
the school, built entirely with his own money, to
The Lippincott style has been maintained in
the St Peter’s School Trust Board. Broadhurst
many of the new buildings on campus.
remained an innovative and much-respected headmaster until his retirement in 1960 at the
The opening of St Peter’s School, on 22 February,
age of 70.
1936, was a grand occasion, attended by the Minister of Education, The Hon. Peter Fraser;
In 1987 the introduction of 25 girls into the
Primate
Zealand,
school was another major change. St Peter’s
Dr Walter Averill; a former prime minister, The
is now a fully co-educational day and boarding
Right Hon. Joseph Coates; and over 800 invited
school for Years 7 -13 with a roll of 1100
guests. The architect, Roy Lippincott, presented
students. The School has a reputation for its
the Minister of Education with the gold key
beautiful, spacious environment, up-to-date
to open the front door of the main building.
purpose-built facilities and excellent teachers.
and
Archbishop
of
New
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CHAPEL
ENVIRO FRIENDLY
CHRISTIAN FAITH
SUSTAI NABLE LIVI NG
Christian
St Peter’s is one of a few schools in New Zealand to have
faith
is
the
rock
on
which we build our school. Structa Saxo,
the
school
mot to,
means
a Silver Enviro Schools award and is now working towards the Green/Gold award. St Peter’s aims to model sustainable behaviour to its pupils and larger school community, having recycling, replanting, and energy saving programmes in
‘built on a rock’.
place. Awareness of local environmental concerns such as water quality and biodiversity are highlighted through All students attend Chapel services
Curriculum and the pupil led Enviro group.
each week and are taught Christian principles and respect for other faiths. Emphasis
is
placed
on
values
and
standards with students expected to
ENROLMENT
respect themselves, others and their school environment. Living within our School community, our resident chaplain participates fully in the life of the school. The chaplain plays an important part as a member of the Pastoral Care Network.
The first step to enrol a child at St Peter’s is to complete the application form at the back of this prospectus and return it to the school with copies of the student’s latest detailed school report. All applications are reviewed and all suitable applicants will be interviewed. Prospective students will be interviewed by the principal, deputy principal or assistant principal, with parents or guardians present. A written offer for a place at St Peter’s may then follow. St Peter’s recommends that applications be received at least 12 months prior to entry to avoid disappointment. Late applications will be considered dependent on availability of places. Waitlists will be created in some instances. 22
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