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.
Andrew Pardoe-Burnett is the Principal.
Location: 47 Orawia Road, Tuatapere, SOUTHLAND 9620
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.
Calendar
Term 1, 2023
Term 1 Dates: 1 February 2023 – 6 April 2023
7
March
HVP-WAS Athletics Day
8:45am start.
8
March
Westpac Duffy Theatre Show
School Hall 2pm
10
March
Ugly Shakespeare Tour
Senior English
12
March
Firewood Working Bee
See Week 5 Newsletter for more details
13
March
Western Primary Athletics
24
March
Author Visit
Deano Yippedee – 9:45-11am
25
March
Southland Primary Athletics
31
March
Western Primary Swimming
Riverton
6
April
PTA Easter Bonnet (Hat) Parade
End of Term 1
10
April
10-15 April: NZ Area Schools Senior Leadership Course
16
April
PTA Fundraiser JINGO
At Waiau Town & Country Club, 2pm
ALL Welcome!
17
April
17-21 April: Senior Diving Course
Dunedin
24
April
Teacher ONLY Day
No school for students
25
April
ANZAC Day
Public Holiday
26
April
Start of Term 2
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WAS KiwiSport Funding
Students participated in organised sports. In 2022 the school received KiwiSport funding for Year 1-8 of $1,083.00 and $1,443.80 for Year 9+ (2021 $2,369.40).
The funding has been used to increase students participation in many sporting opportunities, such as basketball, volleyball, netball, rugby, biking and kayaking. The Y1-8 KiwiSport funding has also been used to promote swimming and increase water confidence and skills.
Free Lunches in Schools Menu – Term 1
our Mission
Live to LEARN, LEARN to Live
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.
Students
Staff
Get In Touch
Location: 47 Orawia Road, Tuatapere, Southland
Telephone: (03) 2266285
Email: admin@was.school.nz
School Office: M-F: 8:30am – 3:30pm
School Day: M-F: 8:50am – 3pm
