Teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do.

We value our relationship with Mana Whenua, our location near Waihora and Taumutu Marae.

Mana Whenua values are our values. We show these when we welcome, include, help each other, work as a team, care about the environment of our school and beyond, show leadership, show respect for the language, culture and identities of our students and their whānau.

We provide opportunities to learn Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka, and develop bicultural competence and confidence across the curriculum.

We partner with our Māori whānau to enable the success and wellbeing of our Māori students.

Our tikanga is an important part of our school. It is about how we do things and treat each other. It applies to staff, students and anyone else at our school: