Facilities

Administration
Aquatic Centre
Cricket Nets
Computer Suite
Drive Thru Drop Off Area
Library
Multi Purpose Room
Sports Courts
Playgrounds
Quadrangle

Administration

We have a modern entrance to our school containing the main foyer, reception, principal's and DP/AP's offices, sick bay, staffroom and staffroom courtyard. This area also includes the Digital Media Centre which is visible through the main foyer internal window.

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Cricket Nets

We have two quality cricket nets that were established in 2003/04, and these are used
by students for formal practices and also
during recess times (morning tea and lunchtime). The cricket nets are also used
after school hours, and made available to neighbouring schools by prior arrangement.

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Drive Thru Drop Off/Pick Up Area

We have an easy access driveway designed
for safely picking up and dropping off your children. Drivers must remain with their cars between 8.30 - 9.00 am and 2.30 - 3.30 pm, and vehicles may not stop in the middle lane. Please be patient and drive extra slowly.

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Multi Purpose Room

We have a large multi purpose facility including
a kitchen, storage and additional office space.
We hold assemblies, prize givings, class and visitor performances in the multi purpose room, and it is also used by the choir, dance troupe, Kapa Haka group and other school groups.
This facility is also rented out to community groups outside regular school hours. The
room also has large internal dividing doors to create 2 separate venues.

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Quadrangle

We have a large central grass area for outdoor play, and assemblies which is ideal for large
group activities, weather permitting. This courtyard area has a number of sunsafe shades, making it an ideal passive play area for students, and the much larger back field along with Ashurst Park (HCC fields) are used for more active pursuits.

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Aquatic Centre

We have an Aquatic Centre with a 25m 6x lane
solar heated pool and an attached 8m x 6m learner pool. It also has all season changing facilities, which are used as changing rooms for winter sports events. Our school has a proud aquatic record with students achieving above average as swimmers and in all water safety areas. All students have regular swimming over the summer and staff are fully trained "Swim Safe" tutors. The pool is open to the public over the summer and is also made available to neighbouring schools by prior arrangement.

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Digital Media Centre

We have a modern, digital computer suite that contains 32 desktop PC's which are all internet capable. We have an emphasis at all class levels in Information Communication Technology (I.C.T.), and are proud to have been one of the original 23 I.C.T. Lead Schools selected nationally by the Ministry of Education in Wellington. We have been a sponsored COMPAQ NZ I.C.T. Lead School and held this status for the maximum period of 3 years. I.C.T. continues to be integrated in all areas of the curriculum.

 Computers On Wheels (COW’s)

We also have 4 moveable trolleys with laptops and net books that can be booked and used to support classroom programmes. The trolleys are fitted with wireless routers making access to the internet and the world wide web easily accessible.

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Library/Resource and Copy Centre

We have a well resourced library with books and many other resources catering for students at all levels Years 0 through 8. The library is the hub of our literacy programme, along with the teacher and student reading resources stored in the Resource and Copy Centre which is attached to our library. This facility also contains numerous computers which form the "Information Centre" portion of our school's library. The library is open to students every lunchtime.

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Sports Courts

We have a quality fully fenced astro turfed court area which includes 3 x tennis courts, 2 x netball courts and 1 x basketball court. This is a very popular play area for students (and staff) during recess and lunchtimes and is also used extensively during our physical education / sports programmes involving all students of all ages. We are particularly proud of this facility as it also doubles as a mini-hockey turf for our hockey players to practice their skills and team patterns, but it can also be used for inter-school hockey fixtures.

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Playgrounds

We have 3 adventure playgrounds for junior, middle and senior pupils. There is also a large covered sandpit for junior students. The junior playground has a soft pad base, the large middle playground includes a mini flying fox and the senior Burma Trail has 3x levels to cater for senior students at different levels of ability and confidence.

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