Established in 1897, Muritai School is state school teaching children from year 1 through to year 8. It is situated in the town of Eastbourne on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour, opposite the city of Wellington, New Zealand. It has a roll of slightly more than 400 students and approximately 35 staff. The school is classed as a decile 10 school due to the relative affluence of the Eastbourne community. Its high decile rating means the school receives less government funding in comparason to lower decile state schools. However, the school maintains a low student: staff ratio due to extra money collected from the voluntary school donation and activities fee. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Eastbourne is a suburb of Lower Hutt city in the southern North Island of New Zealand. ... Port Nicholson, also known by the Maorified name of Poneke, is a large natural harbour at the southwestern end of New Zealands North Island. ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ...

External links

• Muritai School website