Reremoana Primary School Explained

Reremoana Primary School
Motto:Learn, Grow, Succeed!
Established:2006
Principal:Julie Cowan
Address:Scotsmoor Drive, Wattle Downs
Country:New Zealand
Coordinates:-37.0508°N 174.8768°W
Type:State coed primary, years 1-8
Roll:
Decile:9[1]
Moe:6978
Homepage:reremoana.school.nz

Reremoana School is a Primary School (years 1-8) in Wattle Downs, Auckland, New Zealand. The school was opened on February 8, 2006 to cater for the rapidly growing population due to new development in the area. The school enrolment zone encompasses the Wattle Cove area and a large portion of the Wattle Downs precinct.[2]

The school currently has 20 classroom spaces, which operate as hubs of two in each team.

Symbolism

The school carries the ancestral name of Reremoana Te Māhia, the daughter of Te Wirihana and granddaughter of Ihaka Takaanini. Their names are recognized as Wiri and Takaanini locally. Translated, Reremoana means ‘waters flowing to the sea’.

The school's layout is designed to be shaped like a kite, alluding to a local legend of a kite flying competition in which a kite line was severed and drifted away. The owner of the kite was Chief Tamapahore, who had a (fortified village) on Matuku-tururu (Wiri Mountain).[3] [4]

Principals

Houses & Teams

Reremoana is split up into 4 houses and 5 teams[6]

Houses

The houses are named after native trees in New Zealand

Teams

The teams are named after native birds in New Zealand

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7698_v1/decile-changes-2007-2008-web-state-s-integ.xls Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
  2. Web site: Information Reremoana School. 2021-11-23. www.reremoana.school.nz.
  3. Web site: Local History Korero o Nehera. 2021-11-23. MANUREWA MARAE. en.
  4. Web site: Our School Reremoana School. 2021-12-10. www.reremoana.school.nz.
  5. Web site: Our People Reremoana School. 2021-11-23. www.reremoana.school.nz.
  6. Web site: Newsletters Reremoana School. 2021-04-04. www.reremoana.school.nz.