Tauranga Special School

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Tauranga Special School
Address
Tauranga Special School
39 Eighteenth Avenue,
Tauranga,
New Zealand
Coordinates 37°42′42″S176°09′23″E / 37.7117°S 176.1564°E / -37.7117; 176.1564 Coordinates: 37°42′42″S176°09′23″E / 37.7117°S 176.1564°E / -37.7117; 176.1564
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TypeState, Co-educational, Special
Established1965
Ministry of Education Institution no. 1762
PrincipalBarrie Wickens
School roll95 [1] (February 2022)
Socio-economic decile4 [2]
Website taurangaspecialschool.nz

Tauranga Special School is a school for children with mild-severe learning and physical disabilities located in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the only school of its kind in the Western Bay of Plenty region, and operates three satellite classes in Tauranga Intermediate school, Merivale Primary School and Te Puke Primary School. The current principal is Barrie Wickens.

Notes

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools


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