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Piopio College is a coeducational secondary school in Piopio, a town in the Waitomo District of New Zealand.HistoryThe College opened in 1975 when Piopio District High School was separated into Piopio Primary School and Piopio College. It won the Goodman Fielder Best School of the Year Award in 1999 jointly with Patearoa School.Piopio District High School was formed in 1924. It was the first school in New Zealand to have a school bus service.A combined schools centenary was held in March 2009.Notable alumniDavid Fagan - world class shearerJenny-May Coffin - formerly Silver Ferns netball player, for which she was the vice-captain in 2001. TVNZ presenter.Farah Palmer - former captain of the Black FernsRob Waddell - world and Olympic champion rower; grinder for Team New Zealand in the Americas CupPrincipalsBob Ford - 1975-1979Brian Tegg - 1980-2001Tim Davies-Colley - 2002-2007David Day - 2008–2012Julie Radice - 2013 - 2015Johan van Deventer 2017 - present