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Stanmore Bay

Coordinates: 36°38′S 174°44′E / 36.633°S 174.733°E / -36.633; 174.733
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Stanmore Bay
Map
CountryNew Zealand
CityRodney District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
5,007
(Whangaparaoa Bay)
Stanmore Bay
Manly
(Weiti River) Wade Heads
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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 5,007 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 405 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. ^ The population is the sum of the statistical areas of Stanmore Bay West (Quickstats about Stanmore Bay West) and Stanmore Bay East (Quickstats about 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. [dead link]
  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" ([dead link]Scholar search). Education Gazette New Zealand. 83 (8). 10 May 2004. {{cite journal}}: External link in |format= (help)

36°38′S 174°44′E / 36.633°S 174.733°E / -36.633; 174.733