Riverdale, New Zealand

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Riverdale is a suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. [1] It has a population of about 2100 people. [2]

Education

Lytton High School is a Year 9–13 co-educational public high school. [3] [4] In 2019, it was a decile 2 school with a roll of 661. [5] The school includes Te Whare Whai Hua Teenage Parent Centre, a co-educational public school for teenage parents. [6] [7]

Riverdale School is a year 1–6 co-educational public primary school. [8] [9] The school was established in 1958. [10] In 2019, it was a decile 1 school with a roll of 172. [11] The school has hosted a regional chess tournament since 2006. [12] [13]

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Nga Uri A Maui is a Year 1–15 co-educational Māori immersion school. [14] In 2019, it was a decile 1 school with a roll of 216. [15]

Sonrise Christian School is a Year 1–10 co-educational state integrated school. [16] In 2019, it was a decile 4 school with a roll of 77. [17] [18]

The Eastern Institute of Technology has a rural campus in Riverdale. [19] It is used for EIT courses and community-run horticulture and gardening classes. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Prebble, Cameron. "Riverdale Mashblock". mashblock.nz. Mashblock New Zealand.
  2. ↑ "Riverdale". stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand. 2014.
  3. ↑ "Official School Website". lyttonhigh.com.
  4. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  5. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  6. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  8. ↑ "Official School Website". riverdalegis.school.nz.
  9. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  10. ↑ "Riverdale school's 60th milestone". Gisborne Herald. 13 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  12. ↑ Dalrymple, Kayla (10 September 2015). "The best at chess show their hand". Gisborne Herald.
  13. ↑ Parkinson, Kim (20 June 2017). "Future players for our 'chess capital'". Gisborne Herald.
  14. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  15. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  16. ↑ "Official School Website". sonrise.school.nz.
  17. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  18. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  19. ↑ "Tairāwhiti Campus in Gisborne". eit.ac.nz. Eastern Institute of Technology.
  20. ↑ "Sowing the seeds of a greener land". Gisborne Herald. 14 May 2019.

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