Te Paepae o Aotea is a state co-educational school for Year 7 – 15 students based in Hāwera, South Taranaki.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Korowai o Ngāruahine have gifted the name of our school informed by the aspirations of our community. It was intended that the name be clearly South Taranaki, be inclusive and relevant to the whole community, and reflect our history and ambitions for the future.
Tēna Koutou e te whanau
Te Paepae o Aotea opened in February 2023 with approximately 1000 students. We are a co-educational state school catering for students in Year 7-15. Te Paepae o Aotea was formed in response to the closure of Hāwera High School and Hāwera Intermediate at the end of the 2022 school year.
Our school name, Te Paepae o Aotea, was gifted to us by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Korowai o Ngāruahine. Alongside our name, we were also gifted a whakatauākī and logo. There are two major components to our name, Paepae and Aotea and the condensed meaning is “We are on the learning journey of Aotea, as the people of South Taranaki, realising our full potential.”
Our whakatauāki, ‘Kia eke atu ki Taupaenui o te tangata,’ challenges us to instil in our students the tools to help them achieve their full potential, in the pursuits they and their whānau deem important. Our cultural narrative is the foundation that we use to unpack elements of Mātauranga Māori. Te Ao Māori is prioritised across the curriculum.
A school wide culturally responsive pedagogy builds a family-like context, in which restorative practice promotes a healthy community and maintains authentic relationships.
Ngā mihi
The New Zealand Curriculum is a document that outlines educational requirements in schools. The everyday teaching and learning that students experience is the result of teachers weaving together the national curriculum with local context and the diverse aspirations of learners and their whānau, in ways that are responsive to individual learner progress.
Today, Te Paepae o Aotea celebrated the achievements of our Year 7 and 8 students with the Junior Prizegiving.
Year 7-8 Supreme Awards
Dylan Fagan - Taupaenui Trophy
Ashley Finey - Taupaenui - Arts/Cultural Trophy
Ollie Shaw - Taupaenui - Top Sporting Trophy
Eva Soothill - Aotea Trophy
Krishiv Lal - Paepae Trophy
Kahurangi Hockley - Mana Māori Taupaenui Trophy
Adelaide Davey - Mana Māori Aotea Trophy
Mahalia Kunaiti - Mana Māori Paepae Trophy
Taupaenui Overall Year 7-8
Lewis Ritson - 1st in Year 7
Krishiv Lal - 2nd in Year 7
Joshua Fagan- 3rd in Year 7
Dylan Fagan - 1st in Year 8
Dylan Smith - 2nd in Year 8
Ashley Finey & Libby Tate - 3rd Equal in Year 8
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Te Paepae o Aotea Newsletter - Wednesday, 10 December 2025
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Today, Te Paepae o Aotea celebrated the achievements of our Year 9 and 10 students with the Junior Prizegiving.
Our Year 9-10 students who received our top awards are:
Tamamihiata Edwards - Taupaenui Trophy
Eloise Sharrock - Taupaenui - Arts/Cultural Trophy
Jayda Weherua - Taupaenui - Top Sporting Trophy
Tyla Poulsen - Aotea Trophy
Sarah Brotherson - Paepae Trophy
Rapine Aperahama & Rheein Luke - Mana Māori Taupaenui Trophy
Hoani Hockley - Mana Māori Aotea Trophy
Connah Laupama - Mana Māori Paepae Trophy
Regan McGee - 1st in Year 9
Lucy Crowley - 2nd in Year 9
Nea Zaviera Alluad - 3rd in Year 9
Tamamihiata Edwards - 1st in Year 10
Seth Schumacher - 2nd in Year 10
David Meyer & Sakyia O’Keeffe - 3rd Equal in Year 10
2025 Year 9-10 Prizegiving Award List
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+Te Paepae o Aotea congratulates the Hockey 1st XI Mixed Team on winning the Taranaki Secondary School Boys Championship Final in Stratford against Stratford Boys 1st XI. Final scor
The Te Paepae o Aotea team of Ronan Hurley, Tyler Midgley, Luke Barnett and Ryan Hockly took out the 2023 Taranaki Secondary School Safety Team Challenge against six other high s
Students from Te Paepae o Aotea particpated in the Smokefree Rockquest Taranaki Finals held on 30 June at the TSB Showplace, New Plymouth. We had three entries. All bands to write
