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| 1855 | Mr B Menary gave a 1 acre section of land from his farm. This was located halfway between Northcote and Takapuna. It was known as ‘Lake District School’. |
| 1879 | The school had outgrown this site and the school committee agreed “That the two acres of land offered by Mr Treland for a school site, for the sum of 50 pounds be purchased”. This land was at the corner of Taharoto Road and Northcote Road. A new school building was built in November 1879. In the same year the government recognised Takapuna Primary School as the official school of the area. |
| 1900 | Takapuna developed rapidly, but unfortunately some distance away from the school. A new site was bought on Anzac Street in January 1900, for 360 pounds. Shifting the school was a tremendous undertaking which took four days. The school was hauled out of the Northcote Road site by a team of horses. Once on the road, the school was jacked up onto large wooden axles and wheels, then dragged along the road by a hand winch, anchored to the road by steel spikes. |
| 1902 | The oak trees were planted at the front of the school. These survive today, over 100 years later. Both have plaques commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VII on August 2nd 1902 and King George V in 1910. In 2024, the school planted an oak tree on the field for the Coronation of King Charles III. |
| 1908 | This building was added to in 1908 and then again in 1910. The roll was growing at a rapid pace. |
| 1918 | A two room brick structure was completed for 1370 pounds. This was known as the ‘brick building’. The building was located roughly where the blue wall is currently in the playground. It was demolished in the 1980’s. |
| 1923 | During the Great War (1914-1918), a Takapuna Reserve Force had been formed and a number of its members made the supreme sacrifice. The local Community decided Memorial Gates should be erected at the school with “all the names of the old Takapuna Scholars who had lost their lives in the Great War, engraved thereon”. The Memorial Gates were unveiled by the Governor General Viscount Jellicoe on the 10th May 1923. |
| 1942 | The school’s roll was over 500, so funding was approved to build 4 new classrooms. These classrooms are now known as rooms 1-4. |
| 1948 | School swimming lessons were undertaken at Takapuna Beach until 1948, when a concrete learners pool was built. An Annual Beach Day at Takapuna Beach is a tradition we continue to this day, at the end of every year! |
| 1951 | The second stage to this building was completed. This building has undergone many facelifts, but still stands today. Once completed, the ‘wooden building’ from 1900 was taken down. In its place is the building that is now our library. |
| 2015 | A rededication ceremony of the Memorial Gates was held as part of the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day. Every year we continue the tradition of students and staff proudly taking part in the Takapuna Anzac Parade. |
Takapuna Primary School is one of the oldest schools on the North Shore, in 2029 the school will officially be 150 yrs old.
Takapuna Primary is a Decile 8 contributing school catering for students in Years 1 – 6 located in the centre of the Takapuna business area a stone’s throw from Lake Pupuke and a short stroll to Takapuna Beach.
The first known class photo (1897)
The unfurling of the flag on 5 July 1902
Traditional Annual Beach Day (1925)
The wooden building & brick building (1947)
Left side of photo built in 1942, right side 1951 (photo 1979)
The Memorial Gates and the oak trees (1960)
