Parker School is a private K-12 school located in Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii. The school offers a complete K-12 college-preparatory program in separate facilities for lower, middle and upper school students.
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Parker School is part of the BIIF (Big Island Interscholastic Federation), which is the Hawaiʻi island league, and the HHSAA (Hawaii High School Athletic Association), which hosts the Hawaii State Tournaments. Parker competes against all high schools on the island regardless of size. Parker offers boys and girls cross country, volleyball, swimming, paddling, golf, track, tennis, boys wrestling and boys basketball.
Established in 1976 by several North Hawai'i community leaders, Parker School became an independent private day school to serve the area's high school students. In order to best serve the community, there were to be no restrictions as to race, creed or geographic location of residence, and tuition was to be held at a reasonable amount. Initially, the school was opened to serve grades 9 through 12.
Middle school grades were added in 1977 and, in 2005, Parker School became a full curriculum school with the addition of kindergarten through 5th grade. They continue to grow as our community, and its needs, grows. In 2007, a new Lower School campus was opened.
Parker School emphasizes continuity of education and encourages students to attend for their entire lower and high school education. Small class sizes (less than 30 students per grade) let teachers cater their instruction to individuals.
Parker School is fully accredited in grades K-12 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools (HAIS). It is located at 65-1224 Lindsey Road, in Waimea (post office Kamuela), .
| 1976 | Parker School founded |
| 1977 | Middle school grades added |
| 1978 | Richard Smart, owner of Parker Ranch endows school |
| 1995 | Parker School purchases campus |
| 2005 | Parker School begins Lower School program |
| 2007 | New $2M Lower School campus opens |