Northland is the northernmost region of New Zealand. It contains numerous rural

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s, some small town primary and

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s, and a small number of city schools. Area schools in isolated areas provide complete education from primary to secondary level.

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s exist in

Kaitaia Kaitaia () is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupōuri Peninsula, about 160 km northwest of Whangārei. It is the last major settlement on State Highway 1. Ahipara Bay, the southern end of Te Oneroa-a- ...

Kaikohe Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about from Auckland, and about from Whangārei. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a pop ...

Dargaville Dargaville () is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River (Northland), Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland Region, Northland region. Dargaville is located south ...

Whangārei Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the largest settlement of the Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, created in 1989 from the former Whangarei City, Whangarei County and Hikurangi Town councils to admi ...

and Kamo. All schools are

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al except for Whangārei Boys' and Girls' High Schools in Whangārei. The only private schools are

Springbank School Springbank School, founded in 1996, is an independent co-educational school in Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The school caters for students in years 1 to 13 and is situated on 14ha of rural land near Kerikeri airport. Springbank School ...

Kerikeri Kerikeri () is a town in the Bay of Islands, in the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the head of Kerikeri Inlet, a northwestern arm of the Bay of Islands, where fresh water of the Kerikeri River enters the Paci ...

and Otamatea Christian School in Maungaturoto. Several

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schools exist in the region, all but one in the

Far North District The Far North District is the northernmost Territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority district of New Zealand, consisting of the northern part of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island. It stretches from North Cape (New ...

. These schools teach solely or principally in the

Māori language Māori (; endonym: 'the Māori language', commonly shortened to ) is an Eastern Polynesian languages, Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. The southernmost membe ...

. The name "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o (placename)" can be translated as "The Kaupapa Māori School of (placename)". In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five.

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is the final year of secondary education. Years 14 and 15 refer to adult education facilities.

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s are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees can be charged, although a

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is commonly requested. A state integrated school is a state school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief. A

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, also known as an independent school, charges fees to its students. The

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(EQI) is a measure of the average

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of the school's roll: the higher the number, the more socioeconomic barriers students face to achievement. For statistical purposes, schools are banded into seven bands based on their EQI and the barriers faced: fewest, few, below average, average, above average, many, and most. The EQI and band given here are based on figures from The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, based on figures from The Ministry of Education institution number, given in the last column, links to the ''Education Counts'' page for each school.

Far North

The

includes the towns of

Opononi Opononi is a settlement on the south shore of Hokianga Harbour in Northland Region, Northland, New Zealand. New Zealand State Highway 12, State Highway 12 runs through Opononi. Ōmāpere is on the shore to the south of Opononi and Pakanae is to ...

and Kawakawa, and the areas north of these towns.

Whangārei

The

Whangarei District Whangarei District is a territorial authority district in the Northland Region of New Zealand that is governed by the Whangarei District Council. The district is made up in area largely by rural land, and includes a fifth of the Northland Regio ...

covers the east and centre of the Northland region. It includes

Ruakākā Ruakākā is a small town in the north of New Zealand approximately 30 kilometres south of Whangārei in the Bream Bay area. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakākā saw development in the 1980s as a result of the expansion of the near ...

, Tauraroa, and Titoki, but not Kawakawa.

Kaipara

The

Kaipara District Kaipara District is a Territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority district in the Northland Region of New Zealand. History Kaipara District was formed through the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms and was constituted o ...

is based around the northern reaches of the

Kaipara Harbour Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Auck ...

and includes

Ruawai Ruawai () is a small town located 30 km south of Dargaville in Northland, New Zealand. The name literally translated from Maori means 'two waters' referring to the nearby Northern Wairoa River and Kaipara Harbour. The township primarily s ...

and Maungaturoto.

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Far North

Whangārei

Kaipara

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