Schools
There was no school in the area before the 1960s so children had to walk or ride horses to the old Howick school which was located across from the Highland Park shops. The old school was moved to the old village display in Bells Rd, Pakuranga.
Pakuranga College was built on a low lying swampy piece of land south of Pigeon Mountain opening in May 1961 with a roll of 428. Edgewater College was built on low lying swamp land known as Fletcher's Bog near the Tamaki River. It opened in 1968. Schools in Pakuranga also include the private school Saint Kentigern College.
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