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 …
WAS Red Traffic Light Plan 2022
Dear WAS Community
This plan is aimed to summarise how WAS is operating under the new Red ‘Traffic Light System/framework’.
This table highlights the strategies that we will be implementing to keep everyone safe. We will need your cooperation. This plan will be updated and amended from time to time as requirements from MoH/MoE dictate and our understanding of the new Traffic Light System unfolds. In the meantime, all schools are open for instruction.
Thank you.
Please click the button below to access the plan.
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
