Welcome

Kia ora koutou. Welcome to Tomarata School. We are a small, diverse and exciting rural primary school (Years 1-8) with an amazing community of children, teachers and support staff. We are well supported by our whanau community, and are blessed with a stunning country location and environment.

For learning spaces we have 3 blocks of new, attractive classrooms; the ‘Rata Room’ for Visual Art, Dance, Drama and Music activities, a classroom for Digital Technology/STEAM activities or special events.

Each week, one class spends a day at our Nature Classroom, where they learn to be kaitiaki for our natural environment, and explore the beautiful native bush. We also have a hall, library, swimming pool, playing field, astro-turf courts, adventure playground, shade sails, an orchard, worm farms, vegetable gardens, chickens, a butterfly garden, bee gardens, a ‘Recycled Garden’ and a much-loved sandpit. We are a Garden to Table school, as well as doing Trees for Survival; initiatives that help us to be outdoors and participating in hands on activities in our environment.

Our children are provided with engaging and dynamic learning programmes that aim to ensure ALL ākonga are making progress with their learning and are supported to excel.

We are a very caring school community, who show empathy and understanding towards each other. We live and breathe our GROW values every day. We love our learning programmes, and enjoy encouraging students to contribute their ‘student voice’. Opportunities for leadership are provided for students as they progress through our school.

We have 4 Houses- Kiwi, Kereru, Kakapo and Kea.

Please make time to visit our Facebook page, to see our wonderful learning environment at Tomarata School.

Chris King
Principal