Provinces were abolished in New Zealand and the Central Government took control and education. The Education Act 1877 established twelve regional Education Boards, including this the Wanganui Education Board.
Timeline[edit]
1892 - Wanganui Technical School - founded by the Wanganui Education Board 1905 - End of year figures: Schools 85, teaching staff 374, number of pupils 12,983. (Student teacher ratio: 34.7) gross revenue £78,078. 1906 - "The Wanganui Education Board has jurisdiction over a district which comprises the Counties of Wanganui, Waitotara, Hawera, Patea, Waimarino, Rangitikei, Oroua, Kairanga, Kiwitea, Pohangina, and Manawatu". (The Cyclopedia of New Zealand - The Education Board) - The offices of the Wanganui Education Board are in Nixon Street.
Primary schools[edit]
Name of School | Original Borough or County | Suburb or Riding | Opened | First Principal | Closed | Most Recent Principal | Web or Image URL | Max Known Roll | Year of MKR | Geo-Location |
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Matarawa | Wanganui Borough? | 6 miles from Whanganui | 1855 | maf.govt.nzoldfriendz.co.nz | ||||||
Westmere | Wanganui Borough? | 1894 | Miss Emma P Laird | no | school.nzoldfriendz.co.nz | |||||
Whakahoro | Kaitieke County | Retaruke Riding | 1950s? | At confluence Whanganui & Retaruke Rivers | ||||||
Maungaroa | Kaitieke County | Retaruke Riding | 1944? | 39°07′13″S 175°08′04″E / 39.120337°S 175.134479°E | ||||||
Kaitieke | Kaitieke County | Near Raurimu | 23 Feb 1910 | no | REAPoldfriends.co.nz | |||||
Raurimu | Near Owhango | 1970s? | ||||||||
Ōwhango | Taumarunui County | no | MSN | |||||||
Kakahi | Taumarunui County | Near Owhango | no | oldfriends.co.nz | 38°56′05″S 175°22′58″E / 38.934694°S 175.382746°E | |||||
Piriaka | Taumarunui County | Near Manunui | yes | oldfriends.co.nz | ||||||
Manunui | Taumarunui Borough | Manunui | no | oldfriends.co.nz | ||||||
National Park | ? | 1 Jul 1925 | no | REAP | ||||||
Hokowhitu | Palmerston North Borough | 5 Feb 1924 | Mr G.K. Hamilton. | no | school.nzoldfriends.co.nz |
Secondary schools[edit]
Name of School | Original Borough or County | Suburb or Riding | Opened | First Principal | Closed | Most Recent Principal | Web or Image URL | Max Known Roll | Year of MKR |
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Taumarunui | Taumarunui Borough | no | school.nz | ||||||
Raurimu | 1950s? Burned Down | oldfriends.co.nz | |||||||
Apiti DHS | Wanganui Borough? | ex-staff |