Ohope Beach Primary School Explained

Ohope Beach
Principal:Cathryn Naera
Address:Pohutukawa Avenue, Ohope Beach, Whakatāne
Coordinates:-37.97°N 177.0492°W
Type:Co-ed state primary
Roll:
Decile:9
Moe:1857
Homepage:ohopebeach.school.nz

Ohope Beach Primary School is located in Ōhope, 6 kilometres from Whakatāne, on the Northeast Coast of the North Island in New Zealand.

The school

Ohope Beach Primary School contains a field, a hall, swimming pool, five classrooms in a large building,[1] and an office. The school is a state school that caters for Years 1-6 and has approximately 320 students. The principal, Cathryn Naera, took over from Tony Horsefall, who had been with the school since 2010.[2]

New Building

In 2015, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye announced a $13.5m redevelopment for Ohope Beach Primary School. The redevelopment contains a two-storey block containing 12 teaching spaces, along with an administration block, library, car parking, drop-off areas, and outdoor teaching spaces.[3] The redevelopment project was completed in 2018.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohope Beach School - 14/06/2019. Education Review Office. 14 June 2019.
  2. Web site: NZ government education statistics . Education Counts . 2 July 2021.
  3. Web site: $13.5m redevelopment for Ohope Beach School - 14/06/2019. Beehive. 3 September 2015.