Whakamaru History
Whakamaru School was opened on 25th May 1959 with a role of 156.
WHAKAMARU SCHOOL – PRINCIPALS
| Name | Start date | End date |
| G C Berendt | 25.05.1959 | 19.08.1966 |
| Jack Forster | 2.02.1967 | 6.05.1979 |
| B Ingham | May 1979 | to end of school year 1979 |
| Dan Mateer | 3.09.1979 | 26.08.1988 |
| Clive Hamill | 12.09.1988 | 30.08.1991 |
| John Houston | September 1991 | 16.12.1994 |
| Greg Riceman | 1.02.1995 | 14.12.2000 |
| Philippa Lawrence | 30.01.2001 | 17.05.2008 |
| Lyn Barker Relieving Principal | Term 2, 2008 | Term 3, 2008 |
| Jill McArthur | 13.10.2008 | 17.12.2014 |
| Joanne Burch | 27.01.2015 | 22.07.2018 |
| Colleen Jaques Acting Principal | Term 3, 2018 | End of term 3 2018 |
| James White | 15.10.2018 | To present day |
Linked below is our 50th Jubilee Book from 2009, it also has attached some historical information about our area kindly provided by W.M. Hepi.