Wairoa College

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Wairoa College
Address
Lucknow St,
Wairoa,
Hawke's Bay,
New Zealand
Coordinates 39°02′06″S177°24′50″E / 39.03500°S 177.41389°E / -39.03500; 177.41389 Coordinates: 39°02′06″S177°24′50″E / 39.03500°S 177.41389°E / -39.03500; 177.41389
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TypeState coed secondary (Year 7-13)
MottoKia Mataara (Be Vigilant)
Ministry of Education Institution no. 214
PrincipalJo-Anne Vennell
School roll496 [1] (March 2019)
Socio-economic decile1C [2]
Website

Wairoa College is a co-educational secondary school located in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. It was expanded to include students from years 7 and 8 in 2005. [3] [4] A building project to accommodate the increased roll was complete by 2008. [5] Wairoa College offers a curriculum designed around NCEA and WAI (Wairoa Achievement Initiative) assessments.

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