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History

The story of Hereworth is the story of two other schools as well: Heretaunga, first founded in Hastings in 1882 (moving to our current site during 1913) and Hurworth, founded in Wanganui in 1901. These two schools merged in 1927 to form Hereworth.

The founding Headmaster's of each of the schools were; William Rainbow (Heretaunga 1882 - 1889), W.E. Atkinson (Hurworth 1902 - 1919) and H.E. Sturge (Hereworth 1927 - 1935)

For those interested in finding out more about the history of Hereworth, Heretaunga and Hurworth, a very informative book 'Three Schools - A Centennial History' written by L.S Rickard, a long serving and much respected master at Hereworth, is available from the school office.