Buller High School
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Buller High School is a secondary school in the town of Westport, New Zealand
. The school has a roll of over 300 students, all Year 9 and above. As well as students from Westport, the school has a large number of students from nearby towns that do not have high schools of their own, such as Waimangaroa
, Granity
, and Seddonville
. The school was founded in 1922, although has ties to earlier secondary schooling in the Buller district.
Westport, New Zealand
-Economy:Economic activity is based around fishing, coal mining and dairy farming. Historically, gold mining was a major industry, and coal mining was much more extensive than today . However, the region still is home to New Zealand's largest opencast mining operation in Stockton...
. The school has a roll of over 300 students, all Year 9 and above. As well as students from Westport, the school has a large number of students from nearby towns that do not have high schools of their own, such as Waimangaroa
Waimangaroa
Waimangaroa is a small town located on the West Coast of New Zealand.The township lies on the south-west bank of the Waimangaroa River, at the western foot of the Mt William Range. It is 17 kilometres to the north east of Westport and 13 km south-east of Granity. The abandoned coaltown of...
, Granity
Granity
Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, located 28 kilometres north-east of Westport on State Highway 67. Karamea is 68 kilometres further north....
, and Seddonville
Seddonville
Seddonville is a lightly populated locality on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is most famous for the historical role it played in New Zealand's coal mining industry.-Geography:...
. The school was founded in 1922, although has ties to earlier secondary schooling in the Buller district.
External links
- http://www.buller.ac.nz/