Korokoro, New Zealand

Korokoro, a suburb of Lower Hutt City, lies in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb occupies part of the western hills of the Hutt Valley; its eastern slopes overlook Petone and the Wellington harbour.

Korokoro
Suburb
Native bush with tree ferns, a stream, and two men in right foreground, at Korokoro
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityLower Hutt City
Electoral wardHarbour
Established1900s
Population
 (2006 [1])
 • Total1,284
Maungaraki
Korokoro
 Alicetown, Ava
Horokiwi Petone
Keen walkers on a stream crossing

Korokoro was established in the 1900s by the Liberal government (in office 1891-1912), and remained a relatively small settlement until the Lower Hutt City Council developed the area for private housing in the 1960s.[2]. Before 1989, Korokoro formed part of the Petone Borough,[3] which amalgamated with Lower Hutt City in that year.[4]

Korokoro has a full primary school established in 1904 called Korokoro School with over 180 pupils attend. The school has eight classrooms and is decile 10.[5]


Education

Korokoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[6][7] with a roll of 194 as of March 2020.[8]

References
  1. Hutt City Council - 2006 Hutt City Demographic Profile Archived 2011-12-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 6 April 2012
  2. Te Ara: Encyclopaedia of New Zealand - Hutt Valley - central and west Retrieved: 24 January 2009
  3. "The Petone Chronicle". May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. "Our history". Hutt City: Te Awa Kairangi. Hutt City Council. Lower Hutt City. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018. 1989 Amalgamation of Lower Hutt, Petone, Wainuiomata and Eastbourne into Lower Hutt City
  5. Korokoro school website Retrieved: 6 April 2012
  6. "Korokoro School Official School Website". korokoro.school.nz.
  7. "Korokoro School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  8. "Korokoro School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.


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