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Mitiaro School

Coordinates: 19°51′5.13″S 157°43′5.33″W / 19.8514250°S 157.7181472°W / -19.8514250; -157.7181472
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Mitiaro School
Apii Tematangarengare
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Coordinates19°51′5.13″S 157°43′5.33″W / 19.8514250°S 157.7181472°W / -19.8514250; -157.7181472
Information
PrincipalChris Story
Years offered1–11
GenderCoeducational
School roll36[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

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  1. ^ a b Melina Etches (8 February 2020). "The island school with 36 pupils – and a history". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ Melina Etches (5 February 2009). "Mitiaro school roll stable". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 July 2020.