| 1897 | Muritai School opens for the first time on 17 March 1897 |
| 1903 | School takes up residence at current site with Herbert Sansom as headmaster with 32 children. |
| 1904 | 50 children on roll – Miss Hannah Feist takes up role of assistant teacher. |
| 1905 | Slates replaced with pencils and paper |
| 1909 | Roll reachers 100 but still only one room, permission granted to use McGuire’s Hall next to school. Homework introduced to improve attainment in arithmetic |
| 1910 | Additional classroom built |
| 1914 | Extra assistant teacher added to staff |
| 1918 | Roll reachers 200 and fourth teacher employed and fourth classroom added. |
| 1919 | School community raises 200 pounds to purchase land on Muritai Rd and Rimu St |
| 1920 | Roll 229, five teachers / 1 part-time teacher, 4 classrooms, one building |
| 1921 | Infant school construction and Mr Sansom retires. New headmaster Eustace King invites Minister of Education Hon C.J.Parr to open new infant school on current senior school site. Roll reaches 280. |
| 1927 | Roll reaches 382. Facilities around Eastbourne such as halls and churches taking overflow of children. Major issues with drainage and flooding. |
| 1932 | Eustace King retires and is replaced by Colonel A. B Charters. Elsie Cooke retires after 16 years as Infant Mistress. |
| 1936 | San Antonio opens with 35 students. Colonel Charters by Department of Education to Lyall Bay School. Mr D.G.Wilson replaces him. Houses introduced – Charters, King, Sanson and Cook. House captains selected. |
| 1937 | Roll around 400, school using Fire brigade hall and a converted cottage as classrooms. Fundraising puts radios in each classroom. |
| 1938 | Current room 4,5,6 built. Some surrounding properties purchases and demolished. |
| 1940 | Dental clinic built. Several staff away for military training. |
| 1942 | Mr Wilson left for military duties and returned in 1943. |
| 1944 | School fundraising purchases a movie projector. |
| 1945 | Mr Wilson resigns and is replaced by Mr Christensen. |
| 1947 | Road patrols started but end of year the school closed due to Polio epidemic. Mr Christensen leaves with no children in attendance. |
| 1948 | Mr Tom Martin appointed as headmaster. Still problems with accommodation. 80% of parents attend the first school open day. |
| 1949 | Parent meeting of 300 parents forms the Home and School committee. |
| 1955 | School hall opened |
| 1957 | Two storey building constructed. Original buildings demolished |
| 1959 | Mr Martin farewelled after 22 years service at Muritai School. Library established in current room 10. |
| 1966 | School Committee resolves to discontinue academic awards and Dux prize. School leaders abandoned and school council introduced with reps from each class – gradually faded out. Mr Stuart Hatch appointed as headmaster. School roll 489. |
| 1968 | Wahine storm saw school hall used as reception centre for survivors and cafeteria for police and searchers. It was a civil defence centre for the next fortnight. |
| 1969 | School Association completes adventure playground. School choir wins Wellington competition. |
| 1970 | Infant school declared a earthquake risk. Whole school goes to Wellington to see US president Lyndon Johnson. |
| 1972 | School turns 75 and holds Jubilee celebrartions. Children attending classes at rugby club, fore brigade hall and sports centre while Education Department debated replacing junior school. |
| 1973 | Two junior classes built on main school |
| 1974 | Infant school block demolished – debate over land went for next 20 years. |
| 1976 | Two houses removed from north of school to allow bigger field space. Year 7-8 children attend first school camp at Otaki Forks |
| 1978 | Eastbourne parents vote against the sending Muritai year 7-8 students to the proposed new Intermediate school in Petone, which was never built. |
| 1979 | Mr Hatch resigns and is replaced by Mr Alan Scott |
| 1985 | Mr Alan Scott replaced by Mr Terry Barrett. |
| 1987 | Mr Barret replaced by Mrs Vilma Riley. Tomorrow’s Schools introduced. Board of Trustees elected. |
| 1993 | Mrs Riley retires and Mr Peter Pointon appointed. |
| 1994 | Hall extensions and renovations to administration buildings completed |
| 1996 | Art room built. School donation introduced to fund additional teachers. Year 8 students start the Abel Tasman experience. |
| 1997 | After 20 years the senior school ‘The centennial wing’ completed. |
| 2001 | Mr Pointon resigns and Andrew Bird appointed |
| 2003 | First Eastbourne Village Carnival as main school fundraiser. Raises $25,000 for ICT classroom |
| 2004 | Muritai School wins New Zealand Literacy prize. |
| 2005 | New playground on main school built with funds from 2004 Carnival that raised $40,000. School becomes ICT lead school. Roll closed at 440. |
| 2006 | Administration block renovated |
