Provinces were abolished in New Zealand and the central government took control of education. The Education Act 1877 established twelve regional education boards, including this the Wanganui Education Board.
Timeline
- 1892 - Wanganui Technical School - founded by the Wanganui Education Board
- 1905 - End of year figures: Schools 85, teaching staff 374, number of pupils 12,983. (Student teacher ratio: 34.7) gross revenue £78,078.
- 1906 - "The Wanganui Education Board has jurisdiction over a district which comprises the Counties of Wanganui, Waitotara, Hawera, Patea, Waimarino, Rangitikei, Oroua, Kairanga, Kiwitea, Pohangina, and Manawatu". - The offices of the Wanganui Education Board are in Nixon Street.
Primary schools
{| class="wikitable"
!Name of school
!Original borough or county
!Suburb or riding
!Opened
!First principal
!Closed
!Most recent principal
!Web or image URL
!Maximum known roll (MKR)
!Year of MKR
!Geo-location
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|Matarawa
|Wanganui Borough?
|6 miles from Whanganui
|1855
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|Westmere
|Wanganui Borough?
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|1894
|Miss Emma P Laird
|No
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|Whakahoro
|Kaitieke County
|Retaruke Riding
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|1950s?
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| Confluence of Whanganui and Retaruke Rivers
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|Maungaroa
|Kaitieke County
|Retaruke Riding
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|1944?
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|Kaitieke
|Kaitieke County
|Near Raurimu
|23 February 1910
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|No
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|Raurimu
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|Near Owhango
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|1970s?
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|Ōwhango
|Taumarunui County
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|No
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|Kakahi
|Taumarunui County
|Near Owhango
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|No
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|Piriaka
|Taumarunui County
|Near Manunui
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|Yes
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|[
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|Manunui
|Taumarunui Borough
|Manunui
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|No
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|National Park
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|1 July 1925
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|No
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|Hokowhitu
|Palmerston North Borough
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|5 February 1924
|Mr G.K. Hamilton.
|No
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Secondary schools
{| class="wikitable"
!Name of school
!Original borough or county
!Suburb or riding
!Opened
!First principal
!Closed
!Most recent principal
!Web or image URL
!Max known roll (MKR)
!Year of MKR
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|Taumarunui
|Taumarunui Borough
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|No
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|Raurimu
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|1950s? Burned down
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|Apiti DHS
|Wanganui Borough?
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