Our School

Our History

In May, 1915 the Taranaki Education Board was urged to create a school between Moturoa and Spotswood. The junction of the Main South Road and Pioneer Road was the site suggested. Nothing was decided.

In June, 1916 A schools inspector reported to the board that about 60 children would attend if a full standard school were established at Moturoa, to be operated as a “side school” with West End.

In February, 1917 the board urged the purchase of a site and provision of a school to relieve the congestion at West End School. In January, 1919 the board had applied for a grant to buy a site on Pioneer Road, near Parris Street.

In 1922 a grant for a three-room school on the four-acre prison reserve was approved.

In March 19, 1923 the department told the board it had approved the opening of Moturoa School as a full standard school, instead of an infant school as first proposed.

On April 4, 1923 the school was opened at 9 a.m. – without an official opening ceremony, which was planned for a later date.

The staff comprised of Mr. F Rogers (head teacher), Mrs Whitaker and Mrs Rowland (assistants). There were 125 pupils, organised provisionally into three departments: 44 Infants (Mrs Rowland), 46 in Standards 1 – 3 (Mrs Whitaker) and 35 in Standards 4 – 6.

The school celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1998.