New Zealand - Pokeno - Pokeno Primary School - Room 2 - 1975 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. Pokeno Schools - Three schools were established in the area in the 19th century: Pokeno Hill School in 1866, a school at Pokeno Redoubt in 1870, and Pokeno Valley School in 1878. - The first two schools closed in 1888–89. - In 1961, the Pokeno Valley School was replaced by the current school