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The board's commissioner Kathie Irwin said the kura was a "jewel" that must be kept.
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Ms Fox said the Kura Hourua were delivering strong NCEA results which were above mainstream schools students' achievements.
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Ms Rodgers said the kura applied for a review and it was in the process of being looked at.
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Phillipa Callagan said the kura submitted a number of proposals to the ministry that would allow it to stay open.
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She said the kura's staff were shocked when the Ministry of Education raised its decile and the decision was now under review.
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She said the kura this year had 191 students and 118 of those children were going to school at its Taupō site.