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Schooling

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Schooling

In the early 20th century, pupils who had passed their proficiency examination (usually at around age 12) would pursue secondary education in classrooms attached to the primary school. Tauranga School, shown here, held secondary classes in an area curtained off from a cloakroom.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty region – Government, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5648/schooling (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.