Pukemiro School News Today

But the proceeding decades saw the school’s roll decline. By term one this year its roll had dropped to four students. By term two, only one student remained. Education Ministry director of education Marcus Freke​ acknowledged the school and wider community’s past links to mining. CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF There is only one pupil left at Pukemiro School. (Video from May 2021). “Sadly, times have changed and our communities have moved on and looked to other places for work now,” Freke ...

Pukemiro Primary School near Huntly will close following years of declining roll numbers, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. "I've...

Tom Lee/Stuff Commissioner Brad Totorewa has been asked to report to Education Minister Chris Hipkins with any arguments in favour of Pukemiro School remaining open (file photo). But one long-time Pukemiro resident says the loss of the school could open up new opportunities for the small rural community, west of Huntly. “It’s a shame whenever a school does close, but Pukemiro School has faced challenges for several years and no-one should be too surprised,” resident Lyndy Hassall​ sai...