Whangarei Heads School is located 30km east of Whangarei, surrounded by bush and situated on the lower slopes of Mount Manaia, overlooking the entrance to Whangarei Harbour. The school was established in 1858 and is the second oldest school in New Zealand, and has a proud history of serving its community. It serves a supportive and active rural and coastal community. We are a full primary school which also adds to our special character.
WHANGAREI HEADS SCHOOL MOTTO
Our place to grow and learn together
Ko tatou kura, kia tipu, kia ako ngatahi
THE VISION TO WHICH WE ASPIRE IS:
Our students will enjoy an excellent all-round education. Together we will prepare them to be confident caring citizens who reflect critically, think creatively, communicate effectively and embrace learning throughout life.
OUR KEY VALUES ARE:
CREATIVITY - actively valuing creativity, encouraging individuality and differentiating the curriculum
BELONGING – celebrating our connection to Whangarei Heads School and Community, and Caring for each other
ACHIEVEMENT - valuing all areas of learning: Personal, Academic and Physical
RESPONSIBILITY - promoting social responsibility, self responsibility and environmental responsibility
FUN - enjoying school and encouraging freedom
SCHOOL PRODUCTION
This term the whole school will be working towards their production which will be held at the end of this term.
All our topics will be integrated ... [more ]
SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY FAIR
Our prize winners from our School Science Fair will be working on refining their project which will go forward into the Whangarei Science and ... [more ]
MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK
Maoti Language Week is being held from July 26th to August 1st. To celebrate, we are planning a host of exciting activities.
NEW ZEALAND'S TOP SCHOOLS
Our school has made the front cover of the Education Today magazine which features an article on Northland's top rural schools. We are excited that ... [more ]
MATHS
The focus for the rest of the year is on MATHS. Teachers are taking Professional Development and will be developing lots of exciting ways to use ... [more ]
PARENT SURVEY
Thank you to those people who took part in our parent survey about the school. We will report back on this in Term 3. We really value your views on ... [more ]
ERO REPORT
Our latest Education Review Office report to parents and community has now been released and is on our ERO site. The full review will be available ... [more ]
SCHOOL & COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Come along and join our library. You can enjoy a read in one of our comfy chairs with a magnificent view out on to the harbour or take your books ... [more ]
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