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Provinces were abolished in New Zealand and the Central Government took control and education. The Education Act 1877 established twelve regional Education Boards, including this the Wanganui Education Board.

Primary schools

Name of School	Original Borough or County	Suburb or Riding	Opened	First Principal	Closed	Web or Image URL	Geo-Location
Matarawa	Wanganui Borough?	6 miles from Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....	1855			maf.govt.nz oldfriendz.co.nz
Westmere	Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.... Borough?		1894	Miss Emma P Laird	no	school.nz oldfriendz.co.nz
Whakahoro	Kaitieke County	Retaruke Riding			1950s?		At confluence Whanganui & Retaruke Rivers
Maungaroa	Kaitieke County	Retaruke Riding			1944?		39.120337°S 175.134479°E
Kaitieke	Kaitieke County	Near Raurimu	23 Feb 1910		no	REAP oldfriends.co.nz
Raurimu Raurimu Spiral The Raurimu Spiral is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 132 m height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk Railway. It is a notable feat of civil engineering, having been called an 'engineering masterpiece'...		Near Owhango			1970s?
Owhango Owhango right\|200px\|thumb\|Owhango schoolOwhango is a small town in New Zealand situated about 20km south of Taumarunui on State Highway 4 .Formerly Owhango was a Mill Town, milling native timbers from around the local area. The mill burned to the ground in the 1970s...	Taumarunui Taumarunui Taumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway.... County				no	MSN
Kakahi Kakahi Kakahi is a small village about 10 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Taumarunui in New Zealand. It can be accessed from State Highway 4 using access roads Waitea Road or Whakapapa Road....	Taumarunui Taumarunui Taumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway.... County	Near Owhango			no	oldfriends.co.nz	38.934694°S 175.382746°E
Piriaka	Taumarunui Taumarunui Taumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway.... County	Near Manunui			yes	oldfriends.co.nz
Manunui Manunui Manunui is a small settlement in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located in the King Country region, about 4 km east of Taumarunui. Manunui is where State Highway 41 to Lake Taupo branches off from State Highway 4...	Taumarunui Taumarunui Taumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway.... Borough	Manunui			no	oldfriends.co.nz
National Park National Park, New Zealand National Park is a small town on the central plateau of the North Island of New Zealand. Also known as National Park Village it is the highest urban township in New Zealand at 825 metres. As the name suggests, it borders the World Heritage Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national...	?		1 Jul 1925		no	REAP
Hokowhitu	Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank... Borough		5 Feb 1924	Mr G.K. Hamilton.	no	school.nz oldfriends.co.nz

Secondary schools

Name of School	Original Borough or County	Closed	Web or Image URL
Taumarunui	Taumarunui Taumarunui Taumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway.... Borough	no	school.nz
Raurimu Raurimu Spiral The Raurimu Spiral is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 132 m height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk Railway. It is a notable feat of civil engineering, having been called an 'engineering masterpiece'...		1950s? Burned Down	oldfriends.co.nz
Apiti DHS	Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.... Borough?		ex-staff

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