Maniototo Area School
| Maniototo Area School | |
|---|---|
 Maniototo Area School Crest | |
| Address | |
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15 Caulfeild Street , | |
| Information | |
| School type | Area school |
| Motto | By learning we live |
| Established | 1879 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 370 |
| Chairperson | Sarah Paterson |
| Principal | Melissa Bell |
| Grades | Year 1 – Year 13 |
| School roll | 150[1] (November 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[2] |
| Website | http://www.maniototo.school.nz |
Maniototo Area School is an area school in Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand, serving students aged 5–18. Founded in 1879,[3] it has 150 students as of November 2024.[1] The school has a strong sporting tradition and an academic programme bolstered by video conferencing lessons and the OtagoNet project.[4]
It is located near a winter sports centre and the Otago Central Rail Trail.[5][6]
Enrolment
[edit]As of November 2024, the school has roll of 150 students, of which 40 (26.7%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2024, the school has an Equity Index of 463,[7] placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).[8]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Sean Becker – curler[9]
- Tania Murray – high jumper and triple jumper[10]
- Warren Dobson – curler[9]
- Andrew Hore – rugby union player[11]
- Tony Kreft – rugby union player[12]
- Peter Petherick – cricketer
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ From Eweburn to Maniototo Area School, 125 Years of Change - Jack Rutherford ISBN 0-476-00955-3
- ^ OtagoNet: The Schools: Maniototo Area School Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Maniototo Curling International
- ^ Otago Rail Trail
- ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Biggest ever NZ Winter Olympics team". Television New Zealand. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Leggat, David (31 January 2022). "Where is she now? Tania Murray, the Maniototo teenager who won Commonwealth Games gold". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Andrew Hore at the All Blacks (archived)
- ^ Anthony Kreft at the All Blacks (archived)
External links
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