In the early pioneering days when most students only had primary school education. Children from Bucklands Beach attended the Pakuranga School which was located near the junction of Bucklands Beach Road and the Howick -Pakuranga Highway near the Fencibles Soccer Club. Students would often ride to school with 2 or 3 on one horse. Later when the Howick District High school was built the students went there. Attendance at school was patchy as older children were required for work on their farms.