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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.
Submissions are now open for the Tasman District Councils Long Term Plan, and a new hub for Tapawera is in it. This is a very exciting opportunity. The hub is in Year 2 of the draft Long Term Plan and we have the bulk of the funding secured already. For this to get the final sign off, the council needs to know that there is community support.
Have your say here: https://submissions.tasman.govt.nz/my-council/public-consultation/submission/new/1325/Tasman-Ten-Year-Plan-2024-2034-and-concurrent-consultations
The written submission that you attach at the end might include things such as why we need a fit-for-purpose hub, what we miss out on by not having one, and how the new space will support community wellbeing.
It is also important that people go along to speak at the hearing (8th. 9th and 10th of May). You can indicate that you would like to attend the hearing on the submission form.
Please spread the word and support others to do the same, it's a new process for many of us, so the more we can support one another, the stronger our voices will be. On Tuesday the 15th of April, you can attend the Long Term Plan meeting at the Tapawera Community Centre too if you wish. Good luck!
submissions.tasman.govt.nz
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