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Tapawera Area School caters for the education of students from 5 years old all the way through to the end of high schooling. The school works strongly to function as one school but for many activities secondary and primary work in different ways and spaces.
Tapawera Kindergarten is also onsite, located in one of the primary classrooms. It is a separate entity but we do work together to link learning and ensure smooth transition of Early Childhood Education into Primary schooling.
Being a rural school means our programmes have a particular flavour at times and strong connections with our local environment and the opportunities that environment provides. Tapawera Area School was established in 1942 as the ‘Consolidated School’ which was formed through the closure and combining of a number of small primary schools across the region. Later it became a District High School and then finally an Area School.
Many of our students travel a good distance to attend using the services of Wadsworth Motors School Bus Services. A service which is still going strong after 100 years.
Our primary classes tend to be much smaller than town schools giving students opportunity to form closer learning relationships with teachers. Our high school classes are much smaller than those found in large secondary schools but with all the same opportunities and resources. We work hard to ensure equivalent or better opportunities for students.
22 Aug 2025
29 Aug 2025
Hi all,
Term 4 is quickly approaching and with it brings the Waimea Junior Touch module for 2025.
Wednesdays: October 15th – December 3rd (8 weeks)
$140 per team
Playing Grades: Year 1/2, Year 3/4, Year 5/6
Minimum 6 players per team
Games are played between 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Shoes or moulded boots, NO bare feet or metal sprigs
A parent is required to ref games.
Registrations due by 5pm Tuesday 7th October 2025.
Please contact Tegan Cornell via tcornell@tapawera.school.nz if your students would like to participate and we will sort out how many teams etc.
Apart from the entry and sorting out teams this will up to parents to get their children to games and if they want to have trainings.
If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Tegan
Celebrating Our Students' Achievements
Because our school community is a major part of the local sporting community, we want to make sure we include all types of student activities in our yearbook to record their achievements throughout the year.
We've already connected with the local rugby club (TRFC Stags), netball club (TNC), and the jiu-jitsu club to arrange coverage. However, we know many of our students participate in other clubs and individual sports like Moto-X. We also want to celebrate achievements in activities beyond sports, such as dance, gymnastics, scouts, cadets, pole dancing, and more!
If your child participates in an activity that you'd like to see included, please email us with the details. We'd love to showcase everyone's accomplishments.
Contact me: sfenemor@tapawera.school.nz
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