conservative group built the Reformed Presbyterian Church which had an American pastor in the 1960s. This is still in operation. In the 1980s St Johns co-operating church was built 200 metres further south on Bucklands Beach Road. This is largely an Anglican church and is very active. Education 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. Until Macleans College opened in the 1980s secondary students attended Pakuranga College adjacent to Highland Park. Macleans College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of students. Bucklands Beach Intermediate is an intermediate school (years 7–8) with a roll of . Bucklands Beach Primary School, Macleans Primary School, and Pigeon Mountain School are contributing primary schools (years 1–6) with rolls of , and students, respectively. All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of References Geoff Fairfield. Local production History booklet; History of Bucklands Beach Oral History recorded by LC Leach Treaty of Waitangi document translation, Victoria University Crosby R. Musket Wars Allan LaRoche. The History of Howick and Pakuranga. The Howick and District Historical Society, 1991 External links Photographs of Bucklands Beach held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. Suburbs of Auckland Populated places on the Tāmaki River Beaches of the Auckland Region Howick Local Board Area