Education
Dargaville High School is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 528. The school opened in 1921, but was destroyed by fire in 1937 and rebuilt the following year. Dargaville Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7-8) school with a roll of 166. Both schools have a decile rating of 3.
Dargaville Primary School and Selwyn Park School are contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with rolls of 401 and 128, respectively. Dargaville Primary was established by 1877. In 1879, it had a roll of 16, which grew to 155 in 1899. It has a decile rating of 4. Selwyn Park celebrates its 50th Jubilee in 2008. It has a decile rating of 1.
St Joseph's School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 114. It is a state integrated Catholic school.
All these schools are coeducational.
NorthTec polytechnic also has a campus in Dargaville.
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