Tauwhare School has been providing quality education for children in this community for more than 125 years.
The following is an outline to Parents/Caregivers details of the School’s activities and to help you and your children feel at ease with us.
To achieve our aim of providing children with an excellent education, we believe that a close liaison between home and school is essential and we welcome Parent/Caregiver participation in the life of the school.
The Community
The Tauwhare Community is actively involved with the school and regularly supports it through
fundraising, sporting and cultural events. The school is grateful to have excellent support from local businesses in the area as well.
The Facilities
Six Classrooms
Multi Purpose Room – For assemblies, arts, music, culture and drama.
Fully stocked Library
Interactive Smartboards and networked computers in every classroom
Computers and laptops in all classrooms
Portable pod of netbooks for classroom use
Sound field surround sound systems in each classroom
Soccer and Rugby Fields
2 Tennis/Netball Courts. Basketball Court
Senior and Junior Swimming Pools
Three Adventure Playgrounds
Native Tree Areas. Classroom Gardens
School bus servicing the wider area.
Saturday sports teams – 2 Netball, 2 Rugby, 1 Hockey, 3 Soccer, 1 Teeball and 1 Softball
Out of school classes in Piano, Guitar, Drama and Dance and Art (held after school in the Multi-Purpose Room)
Out of school swimming and tennis lessons
Annual speech contests.
Bi-Annual high quality musical production – no child is a tree!