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Reflecting on where Moanataiari School has been and where it is going is a “thrilling” opportunity for those ready to celebrate its reunion later this year.
The Thames school was born 50 years ago out of the closure of three other schools in the town.
Old Thames North School, – formerly Tararu School – Thames Central School, and Kōpū School were in need of repair and were to be replaced by one new school on a five acre site at Moanataiari Flat.
The education board decided to call the new school Moanataiari after a parent vote on various names. It originally had nine classrooms, an administration block, and a dental clinic.
https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/05/09/moanataiari-a-cosmopolitan-kind-of-school/
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