Te Hapara is a contributing primary school meaning we have year 1 to 6 students. A wide range of ethnicities are represented within the Te Hapara whanau, including Maori, NZ European, Pasifika, Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Cambodian, South African and Portuguese. The staff focus on ensuring learning excellence and developing socially well adjusted learners who strive for excellence. Whaia te iti kahurangi.
Our primary focus is on harnessing our combined cultural capital to become confident, connected, actively involved life long learners. We do this through our strategic focus on empowering and engaging our learners, our staff and our partnerships.
Our focus across the school is 'Learning through Discovery'. We have two teams: Manuiti - Years 0-3 and Manu Kahu - Years 4-6.
The 'School' was established at Gisborne West in 1911 and was one of the four original schools in Gisborne. It was recognised as 'Te Hapara' from 1912 onwards. Rongowhakaata Halbert supplied the idiomatic translation as "Early Dawn" or "First Light"
Lunch in Schools
Free healthy and nutritious school lunches delivered to every child, every day. Our lunches are supplied by Puku Ora.
Kidscan
Works in partnership with low decile schools throughout New Zealand to deliver essential items students would otherwise go without. By working directly with Schools we're able to reach the students most in need of our support, ensuring they are fed, warm and healthy so they can focus on learning.
Fruit in schools
Fruit in Schools encourages children to eat more fruit and vegetables and to adopt healthier lifestyles. Fresh fruit and vegetables are available at school, everyday for our tamariki.
Duffy - Books in Homes
Delivering the gift of brand new books to over 100,000 New Zealand children three times a year.
'Kete' - Food subscription
'Kete' is a food subscription service delivered weekly to participating Tairawhiti schools. The cost is $79 per week (minimum subscription is one term) and consists of ingredients & recipes to make three dinners for a family of 6.
CLICK on each picture for more information
Kapa Haka - All teams attend kapa haka each week with Papa Pura and Koka Boo.
Rōpu - Each term our tamariki are offered a number of different activities across the school from sport to sewing and cooking to creative arts. They choose their favourite and work with this group for the whole term.
Leadership - Each year tamariki from the senior school apply and are chosen to be part of the Year 6 Leadership Team. They attend a national leadership conference and plan ways to develop their own leadership skills within the school and wider community.
Saltie Soarers - These are a group of children from across the school who drive the school values and use creative ways to help embed them into our tamariki.
Ako Ke Poto - A special class for our Tongan students where they learn about and celebrate their beautiful culture.
Click on the School Charter to read more