Hauraki

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Hauraki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.The population was 5,631 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 261 from 2001.Primary SchoolHauraki Primary School is a coeducational contributing primary school with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 352. The school was founded in 1954. It has a roll of 330 students with 25 staff. Hauraki Primary has students from New Entrant to Year Six when they move on to intermediate school. The majority of year sixes transferring to Belmont Intermediate School or Takapuna Normal Intermediate School. School facilities include 14 classrooms, 3 playgrounds, 2 fields, Hall, Music room, Swimming pool and various courts.HistoryHauraki Primary School was established in May 1954 and on Labour Weekend in 2004 the school celebrated its Silver Jubilee. The first few decades involved times without an ICT suite, personal computers, collaborative learning and mufti every day(though as of 2007, uniform is compulsory for all starting students).In 2000, Clarinda Franklin took over the job of being principal and as of 2008 no one has succeeded her in the job. In the 1990s the school adopted the DARE program which informs year six students about: peer pressure, drugs, smoking and alcohol along with other safety procedures. Also in 2003, Hauraki Primary School introduced the Walking School Bus to the Devonport peninsula, which is a program that gives parents the opportunity to let their children walk to school along with their peers and other students with various parents controlling their walk to school.