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Coming together . . . The new Waimate High School Opportunities Project has provided a special opportunity for the community to be more involved with the school. Pictured are: (From back left) Waimate High School pupil Jaden Meynell (17), project chairman Ryan Luckman, pupils Jack Gillespie (15), Jack Farrell (16). (From front left) Waimate High School deputy principal Kellie Tagiaia, pupils Lucy Matheson (13) and Georgia Soper (14), Waimate District Charitable Foundation Raewyn Francis and Waimate High School principal Janette Packman. PHOTO: KAYLA HODGE A new funding project is aiming to st...

School buses travelling outside a school district are not available to all students. (File photo) A shortage of seats on a Waimate to Timaru school bus is causing rising stress levels for some parents of students who have piggybacked the service in past years. In the past the students have filled spare seats to mainstream high schools such as Timaru Girls' High School (TGHS) and Timaru Boys' High School (TBHS) on buses that take students to state integrated schools such as Roncalli College (Catholic) and Craighead Diocesan School (Anglican). However, an increase in Waimate students catching...