Avarua School

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| name = Avarua School

| native_name = Apii Avarua

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| years = 1 to 8{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/education/item/67505-exciting-times-at-apii-avarua/67505-exciting-times-at-apii-avarua |title=Exciting times at Apii Avarua |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=31 January 2018 |accessdate=9 August 2020}}

| gender = Coeducational

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| established = 1916

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| coordinates = {{Coord|21|12|30.27|S|159|46|16.87|W|type:edu_region:NZ-CAN|display=inline,title}}

| principal = Engia Baxter

| roll = 505{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/71902-school-rolls-rising-on-island/71902-school-rolls-rising-on-island |title=School rolls rising on island |author=Melina Etches |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=2 February 2019 |accessdate=9 August 2020}}

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Avarua School or Apii Avarua is a co-educational primary school in Avarua, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is the largest primary school in the Cook Islands, with a roll of 505 in 2019.

The school was founded by the London Missionary Society in 1916, becoming the third school on Rarotonga.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/60480-students-dig-deep-to-find-school-details/60480-students-dig-deep-to-find-school-details |title=Students dig deep to find school details |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=3 September 1916 |accessdate=9 August 2020}} From 1926 it was also used a teachers' training college. In October 2016 it celebrated its centenary.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/local/item/60758-students-gear-up-for-school-centennial|title=Students gear up for school centennial |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=19 September 2016 |accessdate=9 August 2020}}

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