Rawhitiroa

Rawhitiroa
Rawhitiroa
Coordinates:
Country New Zealand
Region Taranaki
District South Taranaki District

Rawhitiroa is a locality in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately 6.5 km east of Eltham.[1][2]

Education

Rawhitiroa School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 49.[3] The school opened on 11 December 1897, and was initially called Andersen Road School. The school was completely destroyed by fire twice, in 1944[4] and 1976,[5] and rebuilt each time. Mangamingi School, which opened in 1903,[4] was closed and merged with Rawhitiroa School at the end of 1988.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 35. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 97. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Rawhitiroa School". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2228. 
  4. ^ a b "1897 to the First Burning Down". Rawhitiroa School. http://www.rawhitiroa.schoolzone.net.nz/History/c1p2.htm. 
  5. ^ "1945 to the Second Burning Down". Rawhitiroa School. http://www.rawhitiroa.schoolzone.net.nz/History/c.1.p.3.htm. 
  6. ^ "1977 to 2005". Rawhitiroa School. http://www.rawhitiroa.schoolzone.net.nz/History/c.1.p4.htm. 

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