Principal's Welcome

Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Talofa lava, and Hello,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Tainui Full Primary. I know that choosing a school for your child is a really important decision. Here at Tainui you can be sure that we have talented and capable teachers who will help your child discover their very best academically, socially and emotionally.  We have excellent support programmes should they need a little extra help too. We get to know our ākonga and work with you and your whānau to ensure that school is a happy and successful place to be

Tainui Full Primary is a great place to be - we pride ourselves on building a caring and positive environment. We say that our Values of Hiranga/Excellence, Whakute/Respect, Pono/Honesty and Kawenga/Responsibility are the bones of our school. We help all our tamariki to understand what they are and how to ‘live the values’ not just talk about them. Our weekly Values assemblies reinforce the importance of this message. Our strong House system means that students from Year 1 to Year 8 get to work together for a variety of fun and sporting activities. Our Tainui Waka House trophy is hotly contested each term! 

We design the learning each term around a Big Idea, something that helps our ākonga think differently. We want them to be able to problem solve, create, ponder and explore our local community, the wider community, Āotearoa and the world. We think learning should be effective but also engaging and motivating. 

Our talented staff offer a range of other experiences for our tamariki with cultural performances, music lessons, sports teams and competitions, school productions, choirs, environmental experiences, second language learning, overseas experiences and more, all at Tainui. 

You are always welcome to call by and see us in action!

Ngā mihi nui,
Judith Smallbone | Tumuaki/Principal