New Zealand - Waihi - Waihi Beach School - Room 6 - 1987 Photo Courtesy of Diane G 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. Waihi Beach School - A co-educational state primary school for Year to 6 students with a roll of 243 as of March 2021. - The school opened in 1924. (Reference: Wikipedia) Waihi Beach - A coastal town at the western end of the Bay of Plenty - 10 kilometres to the east of the town of Waihi - The main beach itself extends approximately 10 kilometres. - The town had a permanent population of 2,100 as of June 2019. Waihi - A town in Hauraki District - Notable for its history as a gold mine town - Waihi had a population of 4,527 (2013) - The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula - Located in the Coromandel district - The township grew around the mining operations since the discovery of gold in 1878 - Waihi was also a major centre of union unrest in New Zealand during the early years of the 20th century. Reference: Wikipedia