Maniototo Area School is an area school in Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand, serving students aged 5–18. Founded in 1879,[3] it has 149 students as of February 2024.[1] The school has a strong sporting tradition and an academic programme bolstered by video conferencing lessons and the OtagoNet project.[4]
| Maniototo Area School | |
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 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 | Belinda Colling |
| Principal | Melissa Bell |
| Grades | Year 1 – Year 13 |
| School roll | 149[1] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[2] |
| Website | http://www.maniototo.school.nz |
Maniototo Area School hosts international students aged 11–18. It is located near a winter sports centre and the Otago Rail Trail.[5][6]
One area of special interest at the school is 'Bute Beds'. These are two fully furnished houses rented out as 'Bed and Breakfast' units by the school. These are used to support social studies projects and to provide extra resources.
Notable alumni edit
- Sean Becker – curler[7]
- Tania Murray – high jumper and triple jumper[8]
- Warren Dobson – curler[7]
- Andrew Hore – rugby union player[9]
- Tony Kreft – rugby union player[10]
- Peter Petherick – cricketer
References edit
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ 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 AllBlacks.com
- ^ Anthony Kreft at AllBlacks.com
External links edit
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