Our Environment
Waiau Area School is a Year 1 to 13 co-educational, composite Area School located in Western Southland; 81km west of Invercargill. It is the only Area School in the Southland Region.
Location: 47 Orawia Road, Tuatapere, SOUTHLAND 962
Telephone: +64 3 226 6285
Email: admin@was.school.nz
School Hours: M-F: 8:50am – 3pm
Learn By Doing
At Waiau Area School we work hard to ensure that learning happens for all students, that learning is accurately measured, that evidence is gathered, and most importantly that students and their parents know where they are going next in their learning. Students relish the chance to experience success. It helps establish a desire to learn and builds important learning skills like persistence.
The staff of Waiau Area School have developed curriculum schemes from Year 1-13 that reflect the diverse needs of our students.
Mission
Live to LEARN, LEARN to Live
A Word
From Our Principal
” Many thanks again for all your valued support. Loads of areas which are very much appreciated by us all here at WAS: helping out at athletics day; supporting swimming; helping out in the school and chatting with your child’s teacher; paying for things in the office; helping out at Koha Kai; donating old uniform and clothes for others; supporting your child/ren at home with extra reading, writing, maths and life skills; keeping in touch texting; dropping off and picking up your child with consistency and the list goes on – well done. It’s notan easy job being a parent/caregiver and juggling life’s commitments. “
– Andrew Pardoe-Burnett
Calendar
Our Upcoming Events & Activities
21
August
Iwi/Maori families shared tea and consultation
WAS Hall – 6-8pm
Event Info
WAS Hall – 6-8pm
04
September
Whole School Year 3+
Ski trip to the Remarkables
5:30am-6:30pm
Event Info
KIDSCAN Mufti Day – Fundraiser – gold coin donation
13
September
Western Schools’ Hockey Tournament
Hosted by WAS – TBC
Event Info
18
September
WAS Cultural Showcase Evening
Celebrating WAS student talents – 7-8:30pm.
Event Info
27
September
Last day of Term Three
Event Info
14
October
First day of Term Four
Event Info
Our School
What’s Happening Around WAS?
As a community, we should all be very proud of our achievements to date. We’re all contributing. WAS is a positive, caring and inclusive place to learn and work in. There are so many positive initiatives occurring.
Watch this space!
Coming Soon …
Inside WAS Blog!
Wharepukapuka - Library
Keep an eye on the new books rack for books not mentioned here. Be aware not all are
on the rack due to lack of space.
Miss R and Miss Quinn sourced us some wonderful library books from Isla Bank School.
Koha Kai
Koha Kai continues to be a hit with our students – the fantastic team
behind the scenes provide nutritious meals for us three days a week at the
amazing price of $2. The community meals are still located in the freezer in the
office however there has been a slight price increase – meals are now $8 and
desserts are $3.
Link to Menu will be added here
Ask Your Team Survey
Waiau Area School has been asked to pilot a new cloud-based system that will allow us to collect views and ideas from everyone in our school community. We will be sending you a link to a survey that asks you to score the school on a range of issues and then we may come back to you later and ask you for ideas of how to improve the areas we choose to focus on. The survey is completely anonymous so we cannot find out how each person has scored us. This is important because we want you to be honest with your feedback.
Community Information Evening
A community information evening will be held on Monday 12 August at the school. This coincides with a visit with students from John Parsons, who will be the keynote speaker on the evening. The opportunity exists for members of the community to hear from a variety of community organisations who offer services and support for families in the area. Join us for free hot soup and bread rolls at 5.30pm.
Questions can be sent in before the event and will be answered on the night. Please see the attached flier for information and RSVP details.
Room 1 & 2's Facebook Page
Room 1 & 2’s learning journey via our Facebook Page Don’t forget to follow us!
Waiau Area School on Facebook
You can now follow Waiau Area School on Facebook!
reports & newsletters
Students
New students in 2019
StafF
Years Established
Get In Touch
Location: 47 Orawia Road, Tuatapere, Southland
Telephone: (03) 2266285
Email: admin@was.school.nz
School Hours: M-F: 8:30am – 3pm
Inclusion
We celebrate the inclusion of all key stakeholders: students, staff, community, local iwi, board of trustees, to create the new and exciting future for Waiau Area School. We acknowledge benefits of forming a positive working relationship with local iwi and the commitment we need to make to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.