Piopio College | |
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Address | |
18 Aria Road, Piopio | |
Coordinates | 38°28′22.84″S 175°0′49.51″E / 38.4730111°S 175.0137528°ECoordinates: 38°28′22.84″S 175°0′49.51″E / 38.4730111°S 175.0137528°E |
Information | |
Type | Co-Ed. Year 7-13. |
Established | 1975 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 162 |
Principal | Johan van Deventer |
School roll | 170(July 2017) |
Socio-economic decile | 5M |
Website | piopio.school.nz |
Piopio College is a coeducational secondary school in Piopio, a town in the Waitomo District of New Zealand.
The College opened in 1975 when Piopio District High School was separated into Piopio Primary School and Piopio College. It won the Goodman Fielder Best School of the Year Award in 1999 jointly with Patearoa School.
Piopio District High School was formed in 1924. It was the first school in New Zealand to have a school bus service.
A combined schools centenary was held in March 2009.