A school has been on the site since 1907. Being an Area School it has a full set of facilities, Science Lab, Cooking and Sewing rooms, Wood and Metalwork rooms and Digital Manufacturing, all set in park like grounds.

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We are a small area school focused on serving our families and surrounding rural community.

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What does this mean?

 

Being a small area school we deliver smooth-flowing seamless education from Yr0 up to and including  Yr13.  Unlike  many  schools,  we  have  the  benefit  of  building  a  close  working relationship with our students and their family/Whānau which spans their entire primary and secondary education. This means that the school knows the student and their family/Whānau really well, and is therefore in the best position to provide educational opportunities and support. Furthermore small class sizes mean there is a lot of individual attention.

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In terms of being family orientated, this means that we are open, inclusive and supportive of families/Whānau.  We  see  family/Whānau  as  instrumental  in  all  we  do,  from  our  decision  making processes right down to what we do day by day in our classrooms.

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We are a rural school. Our students get to enjoy many opportunities that ‘city kids’ miss out on. Matariki, Kapa Haka festivals and Show Day is a highlight each year.

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Mangakahia Area School is a community school. On our school grounds there is a purpose-built, well-organised and busy community Playcentre. Everyone in our community can use our vibrant and well-stocked Community Library, as well as our modern gymnasium (full size basketball, badminton, netball courts), 2 pools, astroturf courts, and fitness trail. Mangakahia Area School also hosts He Matariki School for Teen Parents (which is based in Whangarei).

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At Mangakahia Area School we not only teach but practice environmental sustainability. Mangakahia is an Enviro-School Green-Gold Award holder - the first school in Northland to hold this award. We offer both junior and senior students Education for Sustainability, as a course subject.

 

We are self-sufficient in terms of water and carry out a full recycling programme throughout the Kura, we are also a Schoolgen School, having a number of solar panels generating electricity for us. In 2022 we are offering the Baseball Academy to Y9-13 students.

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Finally, we are a Google School progressing toward an e-learning environment. The school is fully cabled and connected – we have UFB (ultra-fast Broadband) and all students have the use of Chromebooks when the teaching and learning requires their use. The network is strictly controlled, firewalled and cyber-safe.