Maungawhau School
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| Maungawhau School | |
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| Address | |
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Ellerton Road, Mt Eden, Auckland | |
| Coordinates | 36°53′29″S 174°45′14″E / 36.8914°S 174.7540°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-educational primary (Year 1–6) |
| Motto | Latin: Tonus Facit Musicam It is tone that makes music |
| Established | 1912[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 1367 |
| Principal | Delanee Dale |
| School roll | 680[2] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | maungawhau.school.nz |
Maungawhau School is a primary school in the suburb of Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. It caters for boys and girls from Year 1 to Year 6.[3]
School history
[edit]The site for the school was purchased from Joughin Farm and Manderville Estate in 1911. The first building was erected in 1912, and the first students were taught in 1913. Over the years, the school has purchased surrounding land for new buildings. Existing buildings have been replaced or renovated.
School fair
[edit]The school holds a fair annually. Some of the stalls have included lolly leis, Chocolate Demise, jams and preserves, books and clothes.
Notable students
[edit]- Rowena Jackson (born 1926), prima ballerina[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maungawhau School turns 100". www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 March 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Maungawhau School". nz-schools.findthebest.co.nz.
- ^ Lambert, Max; Traue, James Edward; Taylor, Alister (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 320. ISBN 9780790001302.
External links
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