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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

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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?

Latest Notices

Heke Taumata Snowsports
24 Jul 2026

 

Hi everyone

Next week is the start of our snowsports.

PLEASE note we must have pre-payment of Snow sports next week. We cannot take any learners up the mountain without their payment. You can pay weekly but it needs to made by Friday otherwise we will be unable to take your child up, and they will have a normal day of learning at school.

If you have not paid we will contacting you individually over the next few days.

If you have any questions of queries please contact us via email.

Thanks Amy and Tash

 

Whānau Breakfast - Friday
23 Jul 2026

Hi everyone 

Don't forget it is our whānau breakfast tomorrow (Friday) starting at 7.30am in our school hall. 

Come along and join us for some delicious kai and company.  

See you in the morning if you can join us.

The OPS team :)

Senior Firewood Raffle
22 Jul 2026

Hi Whanau,

Just a final reminder that we need ALLLLLLLLLL money, ticket stubs and any unsold tickets back to school tomorrow!

We draw the raffle on Friday.

 

Thanks

Senior Team Teachers

SNOW SPORTS VOLUNTEERS MEETING Thurs 23rd July
17 Jul 2026

Hi

If you have kindly volunteered to be a volunteer for our Middle and Senior School we would like to see you at school on Thursday the 23rd of July at 5pm in Heke Taumata to go over the roles and responsibilities and answer any questions about snow sports this year.

Thanks for your support.

OPS staff

 

 

SNOWSPORTS PAYMENTS
17 Jul 2026

Kia ora everyone,

 

So exciting to see the maunga dressed for winter!

 

Our first week of Snowsports is WEEK 2 of the term.

PLEASE note we must have pre-payment of Snowsports next week. We cannot take any learners up the mountain without their payment. You can pay weekly but it needs to made the week before we head up. 

Please contact Donna at the office OR YOUR CHILD'S CLASSROOM TEACHER if you have any queries.

 

Ngā mihi nui

Middle and Senior School Teachers

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