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 3, 2022
Term 3 Dates: 25 July 2022 – 30 September 2022
17
October
First Day of Term 4
18
October
John Parsons
Internet Safety with Students
21
October
Athletics Day
WAS hosting – WAS & HVP
24
October
Labour Day
School Closed
27
October
Western Primary Athletics
Takitimu
31
October
School Photos Day +
Touch Rugby – Holt Park, Otautau
4
November
Pet Day
7
November
NCEA Exams begin
End 2 December
7
November
BoT Meeting
6:30pm, WAS Staffroom
10
November
Movement for Learning (also
22 November)
Preschool – Room 1
25
November
Southland NCEA Accord Teacher Only Day
No school for Students
30
November
Mitre 10 Tough Kids
Rugby Park, Yrs 3-8
9
December
Leadership Course
A Group of Year 6 & 7 Students
13
December
2022 Prizegiving
7pm start (To Be Confirmed)
14
December
Last Day of School for 2022
1
February
First Day of School for 2023
The Latest …
Free Lunches in Schools Menu – Term 3
Term 3: Free Lunches in Schools Menu
Weeks
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1, 3, 5, 7, 9 |
Monday
Macaroni and Cheese
Tuesday
Nachos
Wednesday
Chicken Salad Roll
Thursday
Spaghetti Vegetable Bolognaise
Friday
Pizza & Green Salad
|
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 |
Tomato Pasta Bake
Chicken Burritos
Cottage Pie
Ham Salad Sandwich
Burgers
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Fresh Fruit daily, Muffins and/or Biscuits twice weekly |
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
