Message from the Principal
Nau mai, Haere mai,
Welcome to Tauriko School.
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko Tarawera tōku maunga
Ko Okareka tōku roto
Ko Howrah me Blenheim nga waka
Ko Ngāti Pakeha te iwi
Ko ingarangi me Kotirana me Airana me Parani nga hapu
No Aotearoa tōku kainga inaianei
No Rotorua ahau, kei Tauranga Mōana ahau e noho ana inaianei
Ko Billington toku whanau
Ko Suzanne Billington toku ingoa
No reira, Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa
Tauriko School prides itself on being a school of choice for families who want to to be part of a school with a long history of excellence in education and a focus on the future with Teaching and Learning programmes that deliver cutting edge, high quality learning for all students.
The school's essence statement "Learning . Leading . Succeeding" provides a core focus on developing young people who:
Love Learning
Have skills that support them to be life-long learners in the 21st Century
Are afforded a wide range of leadership opportunities
Contribute positively to their communities
Know they can make a difference
Experience success in learning and develop an understanding and confidence in who they are as people
Tauriko School believes that student learning and achievement happen most successfully within a strong supportive partnership between home and school. "It takes a village to raise a child" and the school and its community are wrapped around each student to support their success.
Strong models for learning are modelled by school staff and parents/whanau. The school espouses a strong belief in its focus as a community of learners - student, staff and parents/whanau.
We all learn from each other, all of us are teachers and all of us are learners.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takimano
My strength is not the strength of one, it is the strength of many
We look forward to a wonderful relationship with
your child and whanau.