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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 April

Tue 28

Middle School Activity Week

28 Apr 2026 - 1 May 2026

Latest Notices

Whānau Survey

22 Apr 2026

Hi everyone,

We’re pleased to share our whānau survey with you. This is a great opportunity to have your say and share your aspirations for our tamariki—your voice helps guide the future direction of our kura.

The survey includes mostly the same questions as last year, with a few small updates. We are gathering feedback twice this year, and your insights will help shape our Strategic Plan for 2027.

If you have completed it before, we’d really value you taking the time to share your thoughts with us again. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Please click on the link to fill in the survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfahLSatTxNNlf_-SOLuyKigV1cTN62Skgb9jGsDjEQins7Kg/viewform?usp=sharing&;ouid=108620226295349580249

Ngā mihi

Sarah Drinkwater Lisa Clark

Presiding member Principal

TOI- Final Material Lists emailed to Miss Wilson this week and Garment Group meetings next week!

21 Apr 2026

TOI Students,

As you continue completing your garments, please send me your final materials list via email to rwilson@ohakune.school.nz by next Friday, the 1st of May.

This will be the final request before I submit the Garment PDFs to the TOI judges. I will be using the first week of May to ensure all files are well-presented and correctly formatted, so no changes will be accepted after this above deadline, as you can appreciate, there has been a lot of interest so it will take me a while to compile and design each submission.

If you have submitted:

A story description
Concept drawing/s
Some process photos (you and/or your team making the garment)
A final materials list

then, in my opinion, you will have a stronger chance of being shortlisted and selected by the judges to showcase your garment at the regional event. I will still submit entries that do not include all four components, but please note that the judges have specifically requested all sections be completed.

I will be holding short meetings during break times next week to catch up with TOI participants and ensure I have everything needed to complete each submission. Please listen carefully to the morning notices, as I will be meeting with different groups at different times throughout the week. If one or more members of your group are absent on the day, the remaining group members are required to attend.

Happy crafting and making,

Miss Wilson
rwilson@ohakune.school.nz

Middle School Activity Week 28th April - 1st May

21 Apr 2026

Hi Middle School

Activity Week notices have been sent home. Please check bags for them.

There is a cost of $40 to be paid to cover the week's activities.

Kind regards

Middle School Team

Pumpkin Competition - Change of day

17 Apr 2026

Kia ora whānau,

If you have a giant pumpkin growing, please bring it to the school hall on Tuesday 21 April before school.

During the day, our team will weigh and measure all pumpkins to find the biggest, heaviest, and cutest entries.

The new announcement day will be THURSDAY at 2.30pm to celebrate everyone’s hard work.

Please note:
• One pumpkin per participant

• Write your name on the pumpkin

• After the celebration, pumpkins will need to be taken home

Looking forward to seeing all your amazing pumpkins!

Ngā mihi

Miss Liva

Reminder Middle School Activity Week

15 Apr 2026

Hi everyone

Don't forget to check out the previous message about our middle school activity week coming up in week 2 and sign up in the forms section on skool loop.

Thanks

Middle School Team

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