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Kōrero: Primary and secondary education

A school inspector’s report

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A school inspector’s report

When school inspector D. Petrie made his annual visit to Waipori School in 1884, his comments, along with the pass rate, were published in the Tuapeka Times. Spot the unfortunate spelling mistake in his general report.

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National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past

Reference: Tuapeka Times, 12 November 1884, p. 3

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Nancy Swarbrick, Primary and secondary education – Standards and examinations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/36638/a-school-inspectors-report (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 29 May 2012.