Wairoa College | |
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Address | |
Lucknow St, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 39°02′06″S177°24′50″E / 39.03500°S 177.41389°E Coordinates: 39°02′06″S177°24′50″E / 39.03500°S 177.41389°E |
Information | |
Type | State coed secondary (Year 7-13) |
Motto | Kia Mataara (Be Vigilant) |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 214 |
Principal | Jo-Anne Vennell |
School roll | 496 [1] (March 2019) |
Socio-economic decile | 1C [2] |
Website | www.wairoacollege.school.nz |
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