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Romahapa schoolhouse with school at right, early 1900’s

Schools ‘Admission, Progress, Withdrawal’ (APW) registers are an excellent resource for researching your family history - one of the few New Zealand resources which go some way to finding families and their movements within NZ.  These records include Date of Admission, Pupil’s Name and Date of Birth, Parent/Guardian Name and Address, Previous School and Class on Admission, Standards passed within School, Last Day and Destination.  Standard on admission, progress standards and leaving standard are not always transcribed.

See below for:

· list of transcripts we hold  

· transcripts currently underway by us

· records that are awaiting transcribing by us for which we hold APW records for

· school histories

· schools in our region general information in brief

Pupil names for schools that we hold computerised transcripts for are included in the Master Index as are names of pupils in our photo collection. If you would like to contribute school photos to our collection, please contact us.  Our photo collection is digital only so we regret we cannot accept original and/or framed photos.

Please note that although we may hold APW records less than 80 years these names are not indexed on this site. 

For transcriptions please contact us at help.desk@balcluthagenealogy.org.nz  Please include school name and pupil name/s wanted.

We request reimbursement of costs (copying, P&P etc) and welcome a donation.

Schools we hold APW (Admissions, Progress & Withdrawal), transcripts of:

Awamunga	1907-1938	Otanomomo-Paretai	1902-1989
Blue Spur	1879-1924	Owaka	1875-1922
Clydevale	1898-1938	Popotunoa	1895-1937
Greenfield	1908-1938	Puketi	1913-1938
Havelock	1876-1877	Purekireki	1885-1925
Kaihiku	1875-1939	Ratanui	1889-1920
Kaitangata	1880-1946	Tahatika	1884-1919
Lovells Flat	1871-1930	Tawanui	1884-1919
Mt Stuart	1882-1939	Waitahuna	1876-1990

School registers we are currently transcribing:

Clinton	Port Molyneux	Tawanui
Houipapa	Pukepito	Tokoiti
Kaitangata	Reomoana	Waitepeka
Kuriwao	Slopedown	Waiwera
Milburn	Stirling	Waiwera South
Milton Grammar	Tahakopa	Waiwera Township
Nugget Point	Tarara	Warepa
Papatowai

Other school registers we hold:

Balclutha Primary	Milton DHS	Tokomairiro DHS
Balclutha DHS	Milton Primary	Wharetoa
Glenore	Te Houka

School histories and other info we hold:

Balclutha Public School 1865 – 1931	Port Molyneux ‘Schools by the Seaside’
Balclutha School 1865-1965	Reomoana ‘Schools by the Seaside’
‘Full Circle’ 100 years of Catlins Schools	The Nuggets ‘Schools by the Seaside’
Lawrence District High and Consolidated Schools	Tokoiti (Fairfax) School 1876 – 1976
Lovells Flat and Tuakitoto	Tuakitoto and Lovells Flat Schools
Millers Flat School Centennial 1886 – 1996	Warepa School – First 70 Years
Moneymore School 1868 – 1968	Waronui (Fortification) School 1906 – 1926
Otago Boys High School 1863 – 1963	South Otago High School 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974
Otanomomo, Paretai – 75 Yrs at Paretai School

Schools within boundaries of Clutha District Council:

The Hocken Library is the main repository for school records within the region.  The New Zealand Society of Genealogists continues its nationwide project of transcribing school APW records.  See ‘Links’ page for web addresses.

	Dates
Schools	From	To	Other Info	APW Held By
Adam's Flat	1870	1898
Ahururi	1874	1903	Became Glenomaru in 1904
Ahururi Flat	1901	1912	Became Otekura in 1913
Akatore	1867	1935
Akatore Coast	1899	1910
Akatore Coast	1915	1935
Ashley Downs	1894	1900	Became Taumata in 1901	Hocken
Awamunga	1907	1939	Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1 Feb 1939	Hocken Balclutha Gene
Balclutha	1865	1892	Became District High 1892 - 31 Jan 1926	Balclutha Gene
Balclutha Primary	1926	today		Balclutha Gene
Balclutha North	1879	1882	1878 flood washed bridge so no access to Balclutha School
Beaumont	1872	1988		Hocken
Beaumont Station	1903	1905
Benhar	1909	1995		Balclutha Gene
Blackburn	1911	1912	became Pukema 1912
Blue Mountain College	1976	today
Blue Spur	1867	1924	Consolidated on Lawrence 1925	Hocken 1879-1924
Catlins	1893	1901
Catlins Area	1978	today
Catlins River	1870	1871	Became Ratanui 1889, consolidated on Owaka 1946
Chaslands	1895	1921		Hocken
Chaslands	1923	1972	Consolidated on Quarry Hills 1972	Hocken
Circle Hill	1879	1913		Hocken 1879-1920
Circle Hill	1920	1942	Consolidated on Milburn 1942
Clarks Flat	1871	1922
Clinton	1874	today		Balclutha Gene
Clutha Valley DH	1939	1968	Became Primary school 1 Feb 1968	Hocken
Clutha Valley Primary	1968	today
Clydevale	1898	1939	Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1 Feb 1939	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Conical Hills	1912	1945	Consolidated on Tapanui 1945
Cook Rock	1931	1933
Crookston	1878	1928		Hocken Library
Dunrobin	1884	1948	1879 - 1883 as Heriot School
East Clutha	1858	1882	See South Clutha, Puerua, Romahapa
Edievale	1925	1975	Consolidated on Heriot 1975/76	Hocken Library
Fairfax	1876	1913	Became Tokoiti in 1914
Fortification	1906	1907	Became Waronui
Glenkenich	1877	1948	Consolidated on Kelso 1948
Glenledi	1879	1901
Glenledi	1933	1935
Glenomaru	1904	1945	1874 - 1903 as Ahuriri, consolidated on Owaka 1945
Glenore	1863	1928	Consolidated on Tokomairiro DH 1928	Hocken Balclutha Gene
Greenfield	1908	1939	Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1 Feb 1939	Balclutha Gene
Hamilton South	1905	1906
Havelock	1873	1876	previously private school, became Waitahuna 1877
Heriot	1884	today	1879 to 1883 as Swift Creek School	Hocken Library
Hillend	1868	1941	Consolidated on Balclutha 1941
Hina Hina	1912	1933	Consolidated on Owaka 1933	Hocken Library
Houipapa	1893	1946	Consolidated on Owaka 1946	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Inch Clutha	1858	1878	School washed away in 1878 flood.  Erected at Stirling 1879
Kahuika	1897	1946
Kaihiku	1864	1944	to Warepa
Kaitangata	1866	today
Kakapuaka	1886	1946	Consolidated on Balclutha 1946	Hocken Balclutha Gene
Katea	1894	1939	Consolidated on Owaka 1939	Hocken Library
Kelso	1882	1980	Consolidated on Tapanui and Heriot 1980/81	Hocken Library
Kuriwao	1896	1944	Consolidated on Clinton 1944	Balclutha Gene
Lawrence	1864	1869	Became Lawrence Grammar, the DH, the Area Sch	Hocken Library Lawrence Museum
Lawrence Grammar	1870	1877	Became Lawrence DH
Lawrence DH	1878	1975	Became Lawrence Area	Hocken Library Lawrence Museum
Lawrence Area	1976	today		Hocken Library Lawrence Museum
Lovells Flat	1876	1972	Consolidated on Milton 1972/73	Hocken Library
Maclennan	1915	1957	Consolidated on Tahakopa 1 Feb 1957
Manuka Creek	1871	1946		Hocken Library
Manuka Island	1894	1896	Became Pukepito 1897
Matau	1888	1929	Consolidated on Kaitangata 1929
Matea	1914	1927		Balclutha Gene
Milburn	1897	today	Formerly Nth Tokomairiro, Waihola Gore, Decapitated to Toko HS F1-7	Hocken Balclutha Gene
Milton	1966	today		High - Balclutha Gene Primary - Bal Gene Grammar - Bal Gene
Mount Stuart	1882	1942		Hocken library Balclutha Gene
North Hillend	1875	1889
North Tokomairiro	1864	1866	Became Waihola Gorge, then Milburn
Nugget Point	1906	1937	Consolidated on Port Molyneux	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Otanomomo	1914	1967	Became Paretai 1968	Balclutha Gene
Otekura	1913	1945	Formerly Ahuriri Flat, consolidated on Owaka 1945
Owaka	1870	1978	Became Catlins Area 1968	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Owaka Valley	1893	1947	Consolidated on Owaka 1947
Papatowai	1908	1922	To 22 Aug 1935 as Stuarts	Balclutha Gene
Paretai	1968	closure	Formerly Otanomomo	Balclutha Gene
Pomahaka Downs	1896	1907	Became Popotunoa, consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1939
Popotunoa	1866	1876	Formerly Pomahaka Downs, became Wairuna 1877 - 4 Sep 1944, consolidated on Clinton 1944	Hocken Library
Port Molyneux	1865			Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Pounawea	1912	1922
Puerua	1883	1901	Formerly East or South Clutha, became Romahapa 1902
Pukema	1912	1929	Formerly Blackburn
Pukepito	1897	1939	Formerly Manuka Island, Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1 Feb 1939	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Puketi	1913	1939	Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1939	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Puketiro	1910	1934
Purakauiti	1898	1960	Consolidated on Owaka DH 1960
Purekireki	1884	1947	Consolidated on Owaka 1947	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Ratanui	1889	1946	Consolidated on Owaka 1946	Hocken Library
Reomoana	1881	1928	Consolidated on Port Molyneux 1928	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Rockvale	1920	1935
Romahapa	1902	today	Formerly East or South Clutha and Puerua
Romareka	1897	1902
Rongahere	1889	1918
Rosebank	1957	today
Round Hill	1887	1898	Consolidated on Waitahuna 1898
St Joseph's Balclutha	1982	today	Integrated 1982
St Mary's Milton	1871	1981	Decapitated to Tokomairiro HS
St Patrick's Catholic School Lawrence				Hocken Library
Slopedown	1937	1948	Consolidated on Clinton 1948	Balclutha Gene
South Akatore	1867	1867	Became Akatore
Southbridge	1868	1941	1942-1976 as Moneymore, Consolidated on Milton 1977
South Clutha			See East Clutha, Puerua, Romahapa
Stirling	1879	today	Formerly Inch Clutha	Balclutha Gene
Stony Creek	1875	1932	Consolidated on Balclutha 1932	Hocken Library
Stuarts	1935	1945	Formerly Papatowai
Swift Creek	1879	1883	Became Heriot 1884
Table Hill	1876	1947
Tahakopa	1897	today		Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Tahatika	1880	1941	Consolidated on Owaka 1941	Hocken Library
Taieri Beach	1867
Tapanui	1868	1975	Became Blue Mountain College
Tarara	1898	1954		Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Taumata	1901	1946	Formerly Ashley Downs, Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1946	Hocken
Tautuku	1911	1947
Tawanui	1905	1962		Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Te Houka	1869	1945	Consolidated on Balclutha 1945	Balclutha Gene
Tokoiti	1914		Formerly Fairfax, Decapitated to Tokomairiro HS	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Tokomairiro	1856	1869	Became Tokomairiro Grammar, then Tokomairiro HS	Hocken Library
Tokomairiro Grammar	1870	1877
Tokomairiro DH	1878	1965		Balclutha Gene
Tokomairiro HS	1966	today
Tuakitoto	1871	1875	Consolidated on Lovells Flat	Hocken Library
Tuakitoto	1876	1972	Consolidated on Milton 1972/73	Hocken Library
Tuapeka Flat	1876	1926		Hocken Library
Tuapeka Mouth	1870	1949	Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1 Feb 1939
Tuapeka West	1879		Decapitated to Lawrence Area 1 Feb 1975
Upper Tawanui	1926	1928
Waihola	1859	today	Decapitated to Tokomairiro HS F 1-7
Waihola Gorge	1867	1876	Formerly North Tokomairiro, became Milburn 1897
Waikoikoi	1880
Waipahi	1879	1966
Wairuna	1877	1944	Formerly Popotunoa, consolidated on Clinton 1944
Wairuna Estate	unknown	1906
Waitahuna	1875	today	Formerly Havelock	Hocken library Balclutha Gene
Waitahuna Gully	1875	1925	Formerly Waitahuna	Hocken library Balclutha Gene
Waitahuna West	1885	1939	Consolidated on Clutha Valley HS	Hocken Balclutha Gene
Waitepeka	1868	1981	Consolidated on Romahapa 1981/82	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Waitepeka Township	1884	1884
Waiwera	1869	1898	Consolidated on Waiwera South 1898
Waiwera	1915	1925
Waiwera South	1913	1914		Balclutha Gene
Waiwera South	1926	today		Balclutha Gene
Waiwera Township			Waiwera South	Balclutha Gene
Wangaloa	1869	1922	Consolidated on Kaitangata 1922/23
Warepa	1858	today		Balclutha Gene Hocken Library
Waronui	1908	1926	Formerly Fortification
Wetherstones	1868	1922
Wharetoa	1910	1939	Consolidated on Clutha Valley DH 1939	Balclutha Gene Hocken Library

Schools last updated 22 Aug 2025

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