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State coed primary, years 1-8 school in Auckland, New Zealand
Reremoana Primary School
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Address
Scotsmoor Drive, Wattle Downs
Auckland
New Zealand
Coordinates37°03′03″S 174°52′36″E / 37.0508°S 174.8768°E / -37.0508; 174.8768
Information
TypeState coed primary, years 1-8
MottoLearn, Grow, Succeed!
Established2006
Ministry of Education Institution no.6978
PrincipalJulie Cowan
School roll429 (November 2024)
Socio-economic decile9
Websitereremoana.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.

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 pā (fortified village) on Matuku-tururu (Wiri Mountain).

Principals

  • 2006 - 2013: Viki Holley
  • 2014 - 2015: Lisa Harland
  • 2017–Present Day: Julie Cowan

Houses & Teams

Reremoana is split up into 4 houses and 5 teams

Houses

  • Kauri (Blue)
  • Rimu - (Red)
  • Totara - (Green)
  • Kowhai - (Yellow)

The houses are named after native trees in New Zealand

Teams

  • Kiwi - (Year 0-1)
  • Piwakaka - (Year 1-2)
  • Pukeko - (Year 3-4)
  • Tui - (Year 4-6)
  • Kereru (Year 6-8)

The teams are named after native birds in New Zealand

Notes

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
  3. "Information | Reremoana School". www.reremoana.school.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Local History | Korero o Nehera". MANUREWA MARAE. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Our School | Reremoana School". www.reremoana.school.nz. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Our People | Reremoana School". www.reremoana.school.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "Newsletters | Reremoana School". www.reremoana.school.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

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