Maniototo Area School
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Maniototo Area School is an area school
in Ranfurly
, Central Otago
, New Zealand
, serving students aged 5–18. Founded in 1879, it has 190 students aged 5–18. The school has a strong sporting tradition and despite being in a remote location has a strong academic programme bolstered by Video Conferencing lessons and the OtagoNet project.. The school also uses the internet as a learning tool as is shown by our Year 7 Wikispace http://hiriwaroom.wikispaces.com/.
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Area school
In New Zealand and Australia, an area school is a school that takes children from kindergarten age all the way through to tertiary entrance exams . They tend to be built in small towns where the cost of separate primary and secondary schools cannot be justified....
in Ranfurly
Ranfurly, New Zealand
Ranfurly is the largest settlement in the Maniototo district of Otago, New Zealand. Located 110 kilometres north of Dunedin, it lies in dry rough country at a moderately high altitude close to a small tributary of the Taieri River. It is a service town for the local farming community...
, Central Otago
Central Otago
Central Otago is the inland part of the New Zealand region of Otago in the South Island. The area commonly known as Central Otago includes both the Central Otago District and the Queenstown-Lakes District to the west....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, serving students aged 5–18. Founded in 1879, it has 190 students aged 5–18. The school has a strong sporting tradition and despite being in a remote location has a strong academic programme bolstered by Video Conferencing lessons and the OtagoNet project.. The school also uses the internet as a learning tool as is shown by our Year 7 Wikispace http://hiriwaroom.wikispaces.com/.
International Students
Maniototo Area School hosts international students aged 11–18 and attracts those interested in a rural environment with a vibrant winter sports centre and the Otago Rail Trail.Bute Beds
One area of special interest at the school is 'Bute Beds'. These are two fully furnished houses rented out as 'Bed and Breakfast' units by the school. These are used to support social studies projects and to provide extra resources.Notable alumni
- Sean Becker and Warren Dobson- New Zealand Olympic Curling Team 2006
- Tania Murray-Gold Medallist High Jump, 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Andrew Hore- All Black 2002, 2004 onwards
- James Kearney- All Black 1947-1949
- Anthony Kreft- All Black 1968
Other New Zealand Representative Teams
- Trap Shooting- Reagan Munro
- Hockey- Colleen Parkhill,Joan Davis,Phillipa Lunn, Margaret Stringer, Mandy Smith, Margaret Davis, Heather Sime, Priscilla Forrester and Robin McLean
- Ice Hockey- Wayne Weir, Murray Becker, Abby Pyle, Brydie Donald, Amy Scott, Doug Graham, Cassandra Claridge, Kelly Weir and Diane Brensell
- Curling- Barry Brown, Darren Carson, Norma Francis, Helen Rutherford, Karen Rawcliffe, Catherine Inder, Sean Becker, Warren Dobson, Patsy Inder,Abby Pyle, Lucy Harris,Heather Jamieson, Wendy Becker, Bridget Becker, Brydie Donald,Tim Miller, Kris Miller,Matthew Weir,Lachlan Browne Warren Kearney and Scott Becker.
- Cricket- Peter Petherick
- Miniature Rifle- Anna Cromb and Elizabeth Cromb
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