Seatoun


Seatoun, an eastern suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, lies on the east coast of the Miramar Peninsula, close to the entrance to Wellington Harbour, some seven kilometres southeast of the CBD. The suburb sits on an exposed promontory close to Barrett Reef, a dangerous area of rocky shallows upon which many ships have foundered, most notably the inter-island ferry in 1968.
Europeans first settled the suburb in 1889. The name Seatoun comes from a locality in Forfarshire, Scotland linked with the family history of Coutts Crawford, the suburb's founder.
Seatoun as a suburb looks out on to Steeple Rock, which is the largest rock of Barrett Reef at the west of the entrance to Wellington Harbour, rising above sea level. Its Māori name is Te Aroaro-o-Kupe, after being officially changed on 3 September 2009 from Te Ure-o-Kupe. Kupe, the legendary discoverer of Aotearoa, is said to have injured himself on the rock while swimming.

Education

Seatoun School

Seatoun School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of.
The school was founded in 1916. It relocated to a new facility on the old Fort Dorset New Zealand Army base in 2002, near the entrance to the Wellington Harbour.

Other schools

St Anthony's School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Nga Mokopuna is a co-educational state Māori language immersion school for Year 1 to 13 students, with a roll of.