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Stanmore Bay
Map
CountryNew Zealand
CityRodney District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
5,013
(Whangaparaoa Bay)
Stanmore Bay
Manly
(Weiti River) Wade Heads
Gulf Harbour is located in New Zealand Auckland
Gulf Harbour
Gulf Harbour
Sunset at Stanmore Bay.
The last rays of the setting sun light up the headland at Stanmore Bay.

Stanmore Bay is a suburb and beach on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The beach is on the northern side of the peninsula.[1]

The population was 5,013 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 411 from 2001.[2]

Education

Whangaparaoa College is a secondary (years 7-13) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 1158.[3] The college opened at the beginning of 2005, incorporating Hibiscus Coast Intermediate School.[4] It was initially called Stanmore Bay Secondary School.[5]

Stanmore Bay School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 453.[6] The school celebrated its 25th Jubilee in 2004.[7]

Both schools are coeducational.

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Rodney District". Statistics New Zealand. The figures given are the sum of the figures for the statistical districts of Stanmore Bay West and Stanmore Bay East.
  3. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Whangaparaoa College". Ministry of Education.
  4. ^ "Education Review Report - Whangaparaoa College". Education Review Office. July 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  5. ^ "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005" (XLS). Education Counts.
  6. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Stanmore Bay School". Ministry of Education.
  7. ^ "Stanmore Bay School 25th Jubilee Celebration". Education Gazette New Zealand. 83 (8). 10 May 2004.