Katikati Primary School
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DescriptionA full history of schooling in Katikati is available in E.T. Jordan's excellent monograph "Hours of Minutes: the inside story of schooling in Katikati through its first century 1877-1977." This can be accessed as a full text document on this web site. The following timeline is taken from Katikati Primary School's 125th Celebration booklet.
11th May 1876 - the School Board is formed at a meeting of settlers.
1877 - No. 1 School is opened at the corner of Kauri Point and Ongare Point Roads.
1878 - No. 1 School is burnt down and rebuilt at Tanners Point.
1879 - No. 2 School opens in Katikati township with Maria Gallaher appointed as Teacher. This building is now part of the current Katikati Primary School and is listed as a Category 2 Historic Place with Heritage New Zealand|Pouhere Taonga (List No. 5409)
1880 - No. 3 School opens near Waitekohe River (it became known as Waitekohe School)
1929 - No. 1 School closes
1931 - No. 2 and No. 3 Schools close in July and the roll of 191 children is transferred to Katikati School Consolidated
1935 - The Secondary School Department is established and the school becomes Katikati District High School.
1966 - Katikati College is established
11th May 1876 - the School Board is formed at a meeting of settlers.
1877 - No. 1 School is opened at the corner of Kauri Point and Ongare Point Roads.
1878 - No. 1 School is burnt down and rebuilt at Tanners Point.
1879 - No. 2 School opens in Katikati township with Maria Gallaher appointed as Teacher. This building is now part of the current Katikati Primary School and is listed as a Category 2 Historic Place with Heritage New Zealand|Pouhere Taonga (List No. 5409)
1880 - No. 3 School opens near Waitekohe River (it became known as Waitekohe School)
1929 - No. 1 School closes
1931 - No. 2 and No. 3 Schools close in July and the roll of 191 children is transferred to Katikati School Consolidated
1935 - The Secondary School Department is established and the school becomes Katikati District High School.
1966 - Katikati College is established
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Katikati Primary School. Western Bay of Plenty Community Archives, accessed 29/03/2026, https://westernbay.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/4121
