CURRICULUM

The vision in the New Zealand Curriculum "is for young people":

• who will be creative, energetic and enterprising

• who will seize the opportunities offered by new knowledge and technologies to secure a sustainable social, cultural, economic and environmental future for our country

• who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Maori and Pakeha recognise each other as full treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring

• who, in their school years, will continue to develop the values, knowledge and competencies that will enable them to live full and satisfying lives

• who will be confident, connected, actively involved and lifelong learners."

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As an important part of fulfilling this mission, and realising the vision, we are pleased to be able to offer you an extensive range of subjects.

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Primary School - Te Kura Tuatahi

What is great about an Area School is its family connections.  Our kura is one large whanau, many of our students in the Primary School have older siblings or whanau in the Secondary School. Our Primary school consists of Ngā Kākano Years 0-2, Mātātupu Years 3-6 and Kohuri Year 7-8.

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Secondary School - Te Kura Tuarua

The Year 9 and 10 students are now combined in a shared core class, where they complete most of their learning with two teachers at different times. In addition to their core subjects, students also take part in specialist classes outside of the core classroom, including Art, Financial Literacy, and Discovery or Kapa Haka.​​

In Years 11,12 and 13 students choose 5 courses for full year study as well as completing vocational rich block programmes mainly through external providers. These courses lead to higher national qualifications at both academic and vocational levels.

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