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
25
July
First Day of Term 3
28-29
July
Careers Fest
ILT Stadium, Invercargill
1-3
August
Senior Snow Camp
Coronet Peak
2
August
Yr 5&6 Netball tournament
3
August
Netball Western Y5&6
Aparima Courts
4
August
Year 7&8 Netball Competition – Western
Takitimu
22
August
NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS
Accord – Teacher Only Day
4
September
Father’s Day
19-23
September
Junior School Camp
29
September
Junior Production
7pm – 9pm
30
September
Last day of Term 3
The Latest …
School Board of Trustees – Parent Elections
Nominations are now open for 5 parent representatives to our school board of trustees.
If you would like to be a parent representative on the school board, please request a nomination form from the returning officer – Nina Smith , botsecretary@was.school.nz
Please return your signed nomination form to our school office or via email by Wednesday 3rd August 2022.
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
