Warrington School - Te Kura o Ōkahau

 
Kakari kaihiku, kia haere kai upoko – Unity comes with the fair sharing of resources
 
Kia eke te ngaru – Ride the Wave

 

Welcome to Warrington School. We are a small, coastal family orientated, vibrant Year 1-8 school located just north of Dunedin. We pride ourselves at being able to provide quality educational opportunities across the curriculum in small classroom settings with experienced passionate teachers.

Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou

Greetings to everyone

I tūhonohono ai te kura o Turau arahue rāua ko te kura o Whaitiri puku i a Ōkahau

Seacliff and Evansdale schools were joined with Warrington

Ka noho ā mātou kura, ko Ōkahau i raro i te marumaru o Kirimoko

Our school, Ōkahau sits beneath the shelter of Kirimoko

Ka rere atu kā awa, ko Waitētē rāua ko Whaitiri puku ki Waiputai

The Waitētē and Whaitiri puku rivers flow to Blueskin Bay

Tae noa ki te Tai o Araiteuru

To the coast of Araiteuru

Ko Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe me Waitaha kā tākata whenua o tēnei rōhe

Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe and Waitaha are the people of this area.

Ko Puketeraki te papatipu marae o te hapū

Puketeraki is the ancestral meeting place of the people

Ko Ōkahau ā mātou kura

Ōkahau is our school

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Therefore, greetings

 

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Latest Notices

Wiki Whā Kā Korero - Week 4 Information
22 Feb 2026

Kia ora koutou, Te Kura o Ōkahau whānau,

Here are the things that you need to know for the week ahead.

Parent / Teacher Interviews - Monday and Tuesday this Week

Parent/teacher interview times are now available in the bookings section of Skool Loop for Monday, 23rd and Tuesday, 24th February this week. The interviews run for 15 minutes, with tamariki encouraged to attend. 

If no suitable time is available in the bookings, please contact the relevant teacher or the office to arrange a suitable time. 

School Swimming Continues

All tamariki need to continue to have their togs, towel, and goggles each day for their daily swimming session!

School Assembly / Sharing Time - Thursday 26th February

We will be holding our first school assembly for the year this Thursday, beginning at 2.30 pm. All welcome!

Explorers Club  (4 Year Old Club) - Friday 27th February

We have our next instalment of our Explorers Club this Friday morning, from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. For more information, please contact the school office.

Year 6/7 Surfing – Friday Morning

We'll be surfing this Friday morning again. Please let me know if you are available to help out with supervision. For each session, we need a minimum of 2 adult helpers for it to go ahead, with at least one adult in the water.

Kia pai te wiki - Have a great week!

Kā mihi nui

Jeff

Blueskin Nursery Thursday Lunches
18 Feb 2026

Blueskin Nursery Thursday Lunches.

We are sorry to inform you that due to a very low uptake this term we are unable to provide this service.

We will revisit this in Term 2.

We apologise for an inconvenience.  

School Pool Help Needed
17 Feb 2026

School Pool Help Needed


We are after another parent to help with vacuuming the school pool once a week.
It takes about 30 mins to an hour and the day/time can be somewhat flexible.


If you're not afraid of hairballs or soggy plasters and would like an excuse to escape bedtime get in touch!

Thank you. 

Contact:
Helen Trotter 0274214888

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Parents, please support our local businesses

Southern Clams Ltd Blueskin Electrical Ltd The Firewood King Blueskin Painters WilCoe Contracting Limited Alice Munro - Bayleys Dunedin - Highgate Matanaka Meats Mopani Studios & Homes Mains Plumbers OfficeMax
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