Mitiaro School
Appearance
Mitiaro School Apii Tematangarengare | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 19°51′5.13″S 157°43′5.33″W / 19.8514250°S 157.7181472°W |
Information | |
Principal | Chris Story |
Years offered | 1–11 |
Gender | Coeducational |
School roll | 36[1] |
Mitiaro School or Apii Tematangarengare is a co-educational school on the island of Mitiaro in the Cook Islands. It is the only school on the island and has a roll of 36 students.
The school has three teachers and offers classes from Grade 1 (year 1) to Form 5 (year 11). It offers levels 1 and 2 of the New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement in Maths, English, Science, Geography, and Cook Islands Māori.[2]
The school roll has fallen from 52 in 2015 to 36 in 2020 due to depopulation.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Melina Etches (8 February 2020). "The island school with 36 pupils – and a history". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Melina Etches (5 February 2009). "Mitiaro school roll stable". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 July 2020.