Principal’s Comment

I would like to extend to you a warm welcome to Kerikeri Primary School. The greatest strength of our school lies in the people we have here and the way they embrace our core values which include honesty, happiness, cooperation, confidence and kindness.

The staff has identified relationships, professionalism and positive students as the best things about our school. I agree with them. It is rare to find such teamwork and unity in a school of this size.

The Board of Trustees is committed to delivering the best possible learning opportunities for our students. Our school is exceptionally well resourced and this is a reflection of the great work the current, and previous, Boards have undertaken.

The school PTA makes a significant financial contribution to our school each year and funds the school hats, as well as heavily subsidising events throughout the year. This year they have donated $1500 per syndicate to purchase educational games, puzzles and activities, as well as funding the construction of our new junior playground. The next project is the upgrade of the Year 3 and 4 playground.

Our current curriculum focus is our participation on the Assessment to Learn (AtoL) project, which powerfully places individual student learning needs at the forefront of teaching and learning programmes. Please feel free to have a look at our recent Education Review Office report. A link to this report can be found at the bottom of the ‘About Us’ tab.

Finally, I am very excited to be leading this school into the future and welcome you and your child on the journey ahead.

Paul Lindsay

Principal