Of the 12 schools, Whangara is the sole survivor. The current class block was built in 1945 after the original school was burnt down.
The Puawai class (new entrants) was previously Pouawa School which was shifted to Whangara on the 25th of July 1989, with the help of a grant from the Williams family.
Paikea Kindergarten has been established and is on-site at Whangara School. The Paikea Kindergarten has been operating since 2014 and there are close links and relationships between both education centres.
The administration and Tohora classroom block was sited in September 1998 for the purposes of an administration block.