The Rakaunui Aided School, which was opened on the 23rd of October, 1896, has twenty-one children on the roll, the average attendance being sixteen. The building is surrounded by a playground some two-and-a-half acres in extent.

Mr. Arthur Benn, the Teacher in charge of the Rakaunui Aided School, is an Englishman by birth, claiming Liverpool as his native place. He was educated at the Liverpool College, and has had good experience as a teacher.