Kawerau Intermediate and Kawerau College to close? Or morph?

Tragic news for the logging community from the Bay of Plenty when the Board of Trustees of Kawerau Intermediate and Kawerau College received on Friday 11 November a letter from the Minister of Education notifying them that she intends to proceed with the closure of Kawerau Intermediate and Kawerau College at the end of 2012 and create a new Year 7-13 school on the site of Kawerau College.

There has been much protest and discussion around the issue including a long review that drew protests from the Bay of Plenty town - including an angry demonstration on the steps of Parliament - Education Minister Anne Tolley has opted to merge Kawerau's college and intermediate. But wait instead of a being a complete merger, there will be two separate campuses - intermediate and high school.

So, let me get this straight: We’re closing two schools due to falling rolls and creating one school… but over two campuses?
Wait, maybe its not so tragic as they will get two new campuses for their two old schools – It’s a little confusing, to say the least.

Update:

Schools wrangle tipped as 'huge election issue'

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