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Welcome to Te Kura Tuatahi o Ohakune

"Young People who will be confident, connected, contributing, life long learners"

Our vision highlights the importance we place on enabling our learners to feel connected and active contributors to our community, confident in, seeing themselves as lifelong learners who have the skills and support to reach their potential.

Check out more here in our Strategic Plan

About Us

At Ohakune Primary school we are committed to provide high-quality engaging education to foster development of the whole child.

We offer a wide range of opportunities unique to our area and programmes to expose learners to a wide range of sporting, academic and cultural experiences.
Ohakune Primary School is located at the base of Mt Ruapehu, which creates a school with one of the most breathtaking backdrops in New Zealand.

The school is well resourced and prides itself in providing an innovative approach to teaching and learning.

Snowsports is a large part of our Term 3 curriculum with every child learning how to ski or snowboard. As well as this opportunity, the school has a snowsports race team that compete at the North Island Primary School Championships.

Being part of a small community, as a school we pride ourselves in our connection to the community and the iwi.

We invite you to peruse this site to learn more about our school. However, if you would like additional information we invite you to contact us.

Please contact us if you would like more information

Our Values

Our Values "PRIDE: Participation, Respect, Integrity, Determination, Environment" are the foundation for creating an environment where our learners can feel connected and confident. We embrace the Tuakana Teina philosophy through our House and School-wide Ambassador, House Captains and Mediator opportunities, which alongside our learning programmes, actively nurture our younger learners while simultaneously cultivating a sense of working in teams, taking responsibility, growing leadership and community among our senior learners (Matoiahiko). The PB4L approach guides our behavioural expectations within the school. We have a desire to create a sense of Hauoro in all our learners, ensuring they feel connected and confident.

What's happening at Ohakune Primary School?

Upcoming Events in February

Mon 16

Bike Safety Week

16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026

Wed 25

Venture Lodge Yrs 6-7

25 Feb 2026

Fri 27

Swimming Sports (Senior) pp date 2nd March

27 Feb 2026

Latest Notices

Junior Bike Safety Day this Friday, 20 February!

17 Feb 2026

Senior Block Bike Ride

17 Feb 2026

Hi Whanau,

Just a quick reminder that we have our 'Bike Safety' bike ride scheduled for Thursday! Weather appears to be on the improve!

If your learner needs to hire a bike, we have an opportunity for reduced hire rates through Kune Bikes and Shuttles.

Please let your child's classroom teacher know ASAP!

We are looking forward to an excellent day enjoying our local environment and using our learnings to ride safely :)

Ngā mihi nui

Senior School Teachers

Whanganui Triathlon 10th March

17 Feb 2026

We have been given the opportunity for our students to participate in the Whanganui Triathlon on Tuesday the 10th of March. This is a parent lead activity that can be entered by contacting me via text message or email.

Information about this event attached.

Thanks
Kate Whitehead

Whanganui-Triathlon.pdf

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