New Zealand - Wellington - Tawa School - 1963 Photo Courtesy of Howard Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Tawa School - The original school, Tawa Flat, was established in 1855 and for many years was the only school in Tawa. - Over the years the school has changed. In the early years the school sat alone in a paddock. In time it grew to over 1000 pupils and space was at such a premium that some children were taught in a marquee on the present parking area.