Maniototo Area School
Maniototo Area School Crest
Address
15 Caulfeild Street

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Information
School typeArea school
MottoBy learning we live
Established1879
Ministry of Education Institution no.370
ChairpersonBelinda Colling
PrincipalMelissa Bell
GradesYear 1 Year 13
School roll135[1] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile8P[2]
Websitehttp://www.maniototo.school.nz

Maniototo Area School is an area school in Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand, serving students aged 5–18. Founded in 1879,[3] it has 135 students as of April 2023.[1] The school has a strong sporting tradition and an academic programme bolstered by video conferencing lessons and the OtagoNet project.[4]

Maniototo Area School hosts international students aged 11–18. It is located near a winter sports centre and the Otago Rail Trail.[5][6]

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.

Students at Bute Beds

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. From Eweburn to Maniototo Area School, 125 Years of Change - Jack Rutherford ISBN 0-476-00955-3
  4. OtagoNet: The Schools: Maniototo Area School Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Maniototo Curling International
  6. Otago Rail Trail
  7. 1 2 "Biggest ever NZ Winter Olympics team". Television New Zealand. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  8. Leggat, David (31 January 2022). "Where is she now? Tania Murray, the Maniototo teenager who won Commonwealth Games gold". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. Andrew Hore at AllBlacks.com
  10. Anthony Kreft at AllBlacks.com

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