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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 June

Mon 14

Powhiri 9.15am

14 Jul 2025

Mon 14

Term Three Begins

14 Jul 2025
Powhiri. 9.15am

Tue 15

Jump Rope for Heart

15 Jul 2025

Wed 16

3 Way Conferences

16 Jul 2025

Tue 22

Rooms 9/10 Snowsports

22 Jul 2025

Wed 23

Rooms 1/Snr Snowsports

23 Jul 2025

Thu 24

Rooms 12/14 Snowsports

24 Jul 2025

Tue 29

Rooms 9/10 Snowsports

29 Jul 2025

Wed 30

Rooms 1/Snr Snowsports

30 Jul 2025

Thu 31

Rooms 12/14 Snowsports

31 Jul 2025

Latest Notices

Expression of Interest Ski Team

27 Jun 2025

I am just gauging interest in putting together a school ski team to compete in the North Island Primary School Ski Champs.

If your child is interested and is a competent skier (can ski the High Noon Express). This means parallel skiing this includes having control, ability to ski on different/challenging terrain in all types of conditions.

Must have their own equipment.

We will also require parents who are comfortable on the mountain to run the team under the school EOTC guidelines as we are not in a position to release a teacher to go up each week to the training.

This is a commitment that your chid will need to attend the trainings and you will still be charged for any training you miss as it is a set.

If this is something that you are interested please head over to the forms section to fill in the expression of interest.

Regards

Whaea Tash

Snow sports coordinator

School Closed

26 Jun 2025

HI everyone

Just a wee reminder that our school is closed for instruction tomorrow as our teachers are involved with professional learning in the new maths curriculum with the Ministry of Education.

We would like to thank you for all of your support in what has been a busy time of wonderful learning and opportunities for our learners to shine.

I also want to thank our staff for their excellence in supporting our kids in amongst multiple changes in education - this week we hosted the Education Review Office (ERO) reviewers and they were very impressed with what we are doing in our school for our children and they will feedback further to us next term.

Have a wonderful holiday break and see you all back on Monday 14 July.

Ngā mihi

Lisa and the team at OPS

Maire House Reward

25 Jun 2025

CONGRATULATIONS MAIRE HOUSE!!!

Maire house are the winners of Term 2's House Reward!

Our reward will be during session three tomorrow (Thursday 26 June) in Room 12.

Maire learners have voted to have a mufti day and to watch a movie and eat some yummy treats. School will provide the treats - wahoo!

See you in your mufti gear tomorrow - YAY Maire!!!

Alison Whale, Rene Allen, Laura Fraser

Maire House Teachers