- Waikare
Location map
North Island
label=Waikare
lat_dir=S | lat_deg=35 | lat_min=20
lon_dir=E | lon_deg=174 | lon_min=14
position=right
width= 150
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caption=Waikare is a locality in Northland,
New Zealand . The Waikare River flows from the Russell Forest past Waikare and into the Waikare Inlet, which leads into theBay of Islands . [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 5] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 21]The population is largely of the
Te Kapotai hapū andNgāti Pare iwi . [cite web|url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/ERO%5Creppub.nsf/Institution/202C4EEE3AC4F2CECC2573380016788E/$File/1666.htm?OpenElement|title=TE PŪRONGO AROTAKE mātauranga:TE KURA O WAIKARE|date=June 2007|publisher=Education Review Office]Education
Te Kura o Waikare , also called Waikare School, is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 38. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1666|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Kura o Waikare|publisher=Ministry of Education] It is a Designated Special Character school with te reo Māori as the principal language of instruction. The school replaced the previous Waikare School in 2004. [cite web|url=http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/directories/?a=7771|title=Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2004 - January 2005|publisher=Education Counts|format=XLS]Notes
External links
* [http://www.waikare.school.nz/ Waikare School website]
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