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OUR HISTORY
1913 Awakeri School opened, called Otarere School
1914 - 18 World War 1
1917 School renamed Awakeri
1920 Whakatane High School opened
1923 Awakeri Butter Factory moved to Edgecumbe
1928 Electricity installed at school
1930s Ag Days started
1933 School destroyed by fire
1937 First school bus
1939-45 World War 2
1949 First school speech contest
1954 Awakeri School swimming pool built
1955 Awakeri Memorial Hall built
1962 Edgecumbe College opened
1963 Awakeri School turned 50
1973 Trident High School opened
1979 Awakeri Soccer Club started
1987 Edgecumbe Earthquake, first school production
1997 School kapa haka started
2001 First School Website
2002 Awakeri Events Centre started being used. School's first computer suite.
2012 Awakeri School crowned World Champions Kids Literature Quiz
2013 Awakeri School turned 100 years old!!
Awakeri School - 1932
Awakeri Store
1967 Awakeri Prefects
Vic Allen School Bus
Midget Basketball Team 1968