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Native schools became known as "Māori schools" following the Maori Purposes Act 1947, under which all government usage switched from 'Native' to 'Maori'. The number of Māori schools began to decline in the 1950s. In 1958 almost 70 per cent of Māori children attended a board school, but there were still 157 Māori schools (down from 166 in 1955).
When British explorer James Cook first sighted New Zealand in 1769, he had Tupaia on board, a Raiatean navigator and priest. Cook's arrival seemed to be a confirmation of a prophecy by Toiroa, a priest from Māhia. At Tolaga Bay, Tupaia conversed with the tohunga associated with the school of learning located there, called Te Rawheoro. The ...
The first school along European lines for Māori in New Zealand was established in 1816 [6] by the missionary Thomas Kendall of the Anglican Church Missionary Society, at Rangihoua, in the Bay of Islands. The school had 33 students when it opened and the roll peaked at 70 within a year.
Wellington, New Zealand, Department of Internal Affairs Official version of Te Aho Matua o nga Kura Kaupapa Māori and english explanation retrieved on 8 June 2008; Wellington, New Zealand, Parliamentary Counsel Office Section 155, Education Act 1989 retrieved on 8 June 2008; Hawaii, USA 'Aha Punana Leo retrieved on 8 June 2008
Waiheke Island has two primary schools and one secondary school. It is the only island in New Zealand, other than the North and South Islands, with a secondary school. In 2016, the New Zealand Government Education Minister announced a $40 million school rebuild project for Waiheke. [64]
These schools teach solely or principally in the Māori language. [1] The name "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o (placename)" can be translated as "The Kaupapa Māori School of (placename)". In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five. [2] Year 13 is the final year of secondary education. Years 14 and 15 refer ...
The Polynesian Triangle is a geographical region of the Pacific Ocean with Hawaii (Hawaiʻi) (1), New Zealand (Aotearoa) (2) and Easter Island (Rapa Nui) (3) at its corners, but excluding Fiji on its western side. At the center is Tahiti (5), with Samoa (4) to the west.
Mangonui School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school [16] with a roll of 148 students as of November 2024. [17] The school opened in 1858, and one of the original buildings is still in use as the school library. [18] The nearest secondary schooling is at Taipa Area School in Taipa.