Since 1935, there has been just one, occupying the prime real estate on the waterfront of Halfmoon Bay. Peak roll, in the 1970s was over 80, with four teachers. Today, there are only 26 kids, well served with two teachers. Traditionally, secondary pupils went to boarding school. Many larger families who couldn t afford fees, packed their trunks and headed for the mainland, to further the kid s education.
Free education is anything but, today.
Now six kids do their secondary education by correspondence. Peter Power s son is one. We only got reticulated 24 hour electricity in 1988, after a 50 year wait. Lenny Lister and Geriatric Gardner lighting plants were retired, and a hush settled over the settlement. A wind power survey was done in the 1970s, but wind run was too low.