Our Schools

Schools Across Marlborough

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  Blenheim SchoolBlenheim School’s history reaches back to the township’s nineteenth-century beginnings. Successive school buildings, fires and rebuilding reflect the development of public education in the growing town, while the school’s records preserve connections with generations of local children and families.
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  Bohally IntermediateDeveloped during the 1950s, Bohally Intermediate forms part of Blenheim’s post-war educational expansion. Its intermediate classes provide a bridge between primary and secondary schooling, connecting the histories of local school communities with changing approaches to education for early adolescents.
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  Canvastown SchoolDocumented in nineteenth-century education records, Canvastown School has a long association with the Pelorus district. Correspondence published in 1878 discussed its establishment and funding, preserving a record of the provision of schooling for Māori and Pākehā children in the area.
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  Fairhall SchoolEstablished in 1877, Fairhall School developed within the farming district west of Blenheim. Its rural setting, now surrounded by vineyards and farms, connects its educational history with changing land use and the families who have lived and worked in the area.
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  Grovetown SchoolGrovetown School celebrated its 150th jubilee in 2016, marking generations of education in the rural community north of Blenheim. Its school grounds, war memorial, time capsule and commemorative plantings preserve connections between local families, community remembrance and the history of the district.
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  Havelock SchoolHavelock School’s history extends into the nineteenth century, with earlier school premises preserved within the township. Its story includes the education of Ernest Rutherford and William Pickering, linking a small Marlborough community with later achievements in science and space exploration.
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  Linkwater SchoolSituated on Queen Charlotte Drive, Linkwater School provides primary education within the rural district between Havelock and Picton. Historical school records connect its development with the surrounding settlements, while its community setting reflects the challenges and continuity of schooling in the Sounds.
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  Marlborough Boys’ CollegeThe college traces its origins to Marlborough High School, opened in 1900 as a co-educational institution and later renamed Marlborough College. It became Marlborough Boys’ College in 1963 when the girls’ college opened, marking a significant change in Blenheim’s secondary education.
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  Marlborough Girls’ CollegeOpened in 1963, Marlborough Girls’ College emerged from the division of Blenheim’s earlier co-educational secondary school. Its establishment created a separate secondary school for girls, forming a new chapter in the region’s educational history and the experiences of generations of Marlborough students.
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  Mayfield SchoolMayfield School forms part of the expansion of primary education in Blenheim’s post-war neighbourhoods. Based in the Mayfield community, its story connects local families, cultural diversity and community involvement with the growth and changing character of the surrounding residential area.
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  Picton SchoolOpened in 1861, Picton School has served generations of children in the port township. Its long history connects public education with the development of Picton, while its continuing role as a primary school links successive school communities with the town’s changing population.
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  Queen Charlotte CollegeBased in Picton, Queen Charlotte College provides education across intermediate and secondary levels. Its place in the district’s school network connects the educational experiences of young people in the port township with the communities of Waikawa and the wider Marlborough Sounds.
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  Rai Valley Area SchoolRai Valley Area School brings primary and secondary education together within a rural school community. Its place in the Rai Valley reflects the importance of local schooling across different age groups, helping families maintain educational connections within a dispersed farming and forestry district.
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  Rapaura SchoolOpened in 1862 with a small initial roll, Rapaura School has longstanding connections with families on the Wairau Plain. Its history records recurring family names across generations, linking the school with the development of the surrounding agricultural community and later changes in land use.
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  Redwoodtown SchoolEstablished in 1912, Redwoodtown School became part of the educational network serving Blenheim’s growing neighbourhoods. Its history connects the Redwoodtown community with generations of primary pupils, while the school’s continuing development reflects changes in local population, facilities and learning opportunities.
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  Renwick SchoolRenwick School’s origins reach back to the beginning of the 1860s, placing it among Marlborough’s early public schools. Its jubilee histories connect the school with the township and surrounding district, preserving accounts of teachers, pupils and community life across generations.
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  Richmond View SchoolOpened in 1981, Richmond View School developed from a private Christian school into a state-integrated school in 2001. Its later expansion to full primary and secondary provision in 2019 forms a distinctive chapter in the development of special-character education in Marlborough.
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  Riverlands SchoolEstablished in 1906, Riverlands School serves the semi-rural district on Blenheim’s southern outskirts. Its history connects primary education with the families and communities of Riverlands, while its development reflects the changing relationship between the town and its surrounding countryside.
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  Seddon SchoolEstablished in 1883, Seddon School has a long connection with education in the Awatere district. Serving both the township and surrounding rural communities, its history offers a record of local families, changing school facilities and the development of schooling in South Marlborough.
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  Spring Creek SchoolOpened in 1873, Spring Creek School forms part of the long history of public education on the Wairau Plain. Its story connects the township and surrounding rural communities with generations of pupils, teachers and families who helped sustain the local school.
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  Springlands SchoolEstablished in 1886 on the western side of Blenheim, Springlands School developed alongside its surrounding community. Its long history links early local schooling with the growth of the suburb, changing educational facilities and the experiences of generations of primary-school families.
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  St Mary’s SchoolSt Mary’s School developed from Catholic schooling established in nineteenth-century Blenheim. Its history includes the Sisters of Mercy, the De la Salle Brothers and the later amalgamation of earlier girls’ and boys’ schools, preserving a distinctive religious and educational tradition within the town.
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  Te Pā Wānanga o Ōmaka MaraeTe Pā Wānanga opened at Ōmaka Marae in 2019, initially as a satellite of Renwick School. Its development represents a more recent chapter in Marlborough’s educational history, connecting marae-based bilingual learning with the aspirations and involvement of local whānau.
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  Tua Marina SchoolEstablished in 1871, Tua Marina School has longstanding connections with Tuamarina and the surrounding rural settlements. Its history links education with families from places including Waikakaho, Koromiko and Rārangi, within a district shaped by significant Māori and colonial histories.
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  Waikawa Bay SchoolWaikawa Pā School opened in 1877 on the reserve known as The Oaks. Following a destructive fire in 1928, Waikawa Bay School opened on its present site in 1929, continuing a local educational history closely connected with the Waikawa community.
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  Wairau Valley SchoolWairau Valley School serves the rural township and surrounding valley west of Blenheim. Nineteenth-century records describe the loss of its school building to fire in 1891 and plans for rebuilding, preserving an early chapter in the community’s efforts to provide local education.
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  Waitaria Bay SchoolWaitaria Bay’s permanent school building was completed in 1897 through the efforts of local settlers. Its history includes closure, reopening and later community building projects, illustrating the determination of Sounds families to maintain education within a remote Kenepuru community.
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  Ward SchoolWard School provides primary education within the rural Flaxbourne district of South Marlborough. Its connections with farming families, community facilities and the wider township make it a focus for exploring the place of local schooling in a small country community.
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  Whitney Street SchoolWhitney Street School forms part of the network of primary schools that developed as Blenheim expanded after the Second World War. Its story connects neighbourhood growth with local families, school traditions and the educational experiences of successive generations in the town.
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  Witherlea SchoolSituated beside Harling Park at the foot of the Wither Hills, Witherlea School serves a southern Blenheim community. Its setting and development connect primary education with the growth of surrounding neighbourhoods, while its grounds and facilities form part of local school life.