Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
| Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu The Correspondence School | |
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View of Te Kura | |
| Address | |
Private Bag 39992, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045 11 Portland Crescent, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41°16′26″S 174°46′36″E / 41.2739°S 174.7766°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed correspondence school |
| Established | 1922 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 498 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Te Rina Leonard |
| School roll | 28,000 |
| Socio-economic decile | not given by ERO |
| Website | www |
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu or Te Kura (formerly The Correspondence School) is New Zealand's largest school with around 28,000 students enrolled each year, from early childhood to secondary level. It is headquartered in Portland Crescent in Thorndon, Wellington. In addition to its ordinary full-time students, Te Kura provides programmes to students at other state-owned schools where a subject is unavailable, and to adults. Te Kura is Ministry of Education funded.