Coatesville

Coatesville is a small, affluent rural community situated approximately 30 km north-west of Auckland. Albany lies to the east, Paremoremo to the south, Riverhead to the south-west, and Dairy Flat to the north.The area was called Fernielea until 1926, when it was renamed after Gordon Coates, the Prime Minister at the time.Mincher is a garden of national significance in Coatesville. Other gardens open to the public by appointment include Woodbridge and Twin Lakes.EducationCoatesville School is a coeducational contributing primary school with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 287. A school was first established in the area in 1916, but it closed in 1920. A new school opened in 1923.Coatesville Playcentre started in Coatesville Hall in the 1970s before moving into a purpose built centre next to the school in the 1980s. Playcentre offers parent-led early childhood education for children aged 0–5 years.Coatesville Learning Centre opened in 2012 catering for 1-5 year old children.