Aorangi School was located in the suburb of Bryndwr

Bryndwr

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 in Christchurch

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, Canterbury, New Zealand

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. The school was closed by the government on 27 January 2010.

About 40 of the former Aorangi School students transferred to Burnside Primary School. The last principal was Stephanie Thompson. The school's roll before closure was 87.

The current Prime Minister John Key was a former student at Aorangi.