Rawhitiroa

Rawhitiroa
Rawhitiroa
Coordinates: 39°25′26″S 174°21′57″E / 39.42389°S 174.36583°E / -39.42389; 174.36583Coordinates: 39°25′26″S 174°21′57″E / 39.42389°S 174.36583°E / -39.42389; 174.36583
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.
  4. 1 2 "1897 to the First Burning Down". Rawhitiroa School.
  5. ↑ "1945 to the Second Burning Down". Rawhitiroa School.
  6. ↑ "1977 to 2005". Rawhitiroa School.

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