Kuranui College


Kuranui College is a state coeducational secondary school for the South Wairarapa located in Greytown, New Zealand. The college opened in February 1960 to replace the three district high schools in Greytown, Featherston, and Martinborough.
Serving Years 9 to 13, the college has a roll of students as of
The name Kuranui in the Māori language means "'large school", describing the aspect it was formed from three former high schools, and also being a secondary school. Like many secondary schools in New Zealand of the era, Kuranui was built to the Nelson plan, based on two-storey H-shaped "Nelson blocks", of which three were built at Kuranui and two of which still stand.
The school has had six principals. Previous principals were O. Sam Meads ; Peter Werry; Joye Halford; R. Grey Tuck and Geoff Shepherd. The current principal is Simon Fuller.