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 2, 2022
Term 2 Dates: 2 May 2022 – 8 July 2022
2
May
First Day of Term 2
13
May
Teacher Only Day
NCEA Accord Day.
School closed for instruction.
18
May
Area Schools Tournament – Twizel
18 – 20 May
23
May
BOT Meeting. 6:30pm
Staffroom. All welcome!
25
May
Primary Schools Cross Country
Hosted by Thornbury. For HVP, WAS and Thornbury.
3
June
NZ Playhouse
Yr1-8.
Hall 2-3pm
6
June
NO SCHOOL – Queen’s Birthday
School closed for instruction.
21
June
Parent-Student-Teacher-Interviews
3:15-5:15pm
(Tuesday 28 – backup day)
23
June
Parent-Student-Teacher-Interviews
3:15-5:15pm
(Thursday 30 – backup day)
24
June
NO SCHOOL – Matariki
School closed for instruction.
5
July
Elgregoe Magical Show
Years 1-8
Hall. 1:30pm
8
July
Last day of Term 2
Term 3 will begin 25 July
The Latest …
2022 Important Bus Information
Teacher Only Day 1st December 2021
Reminder: It’s a Teacher only day at WAS on 1st of December 2021. This is a Ministry of Education day for all staff professional learning & development.
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
