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.
Te Paepae o Aotea wishes our Year 8A Netball team all the very best as they head to Tauranga and Mount Maunganui for the 2026 AIMS Games, running from 5–11 September.
The AIMS Games is one of New Zealand’s largest junior sporting events, bringing together more than 14,500 intermediate aged athletes from Primary schools across New Zealand. Good luck team!
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Our Pātea and Tangahoe Awas enjoyed Te Wā Kanikani for Tuakana Teina this afternoon in the Hub, having a blast with Jump Jam and showing off their awesome moves! ...
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And that's a wrap for the Te Paepae o Aotea 1st XI Mixed Hockey team today after a hard-fought and evenly contested game against Chanel College in the battle for 7th and 8th place.
The match remained scoreless at full time, leading to a nail-biting shootout. Despite a determined effort, Chanel College came out on top, with Te Paepae o Aotea finishing 8th overall.
A special thank you goes to our coach, manager, camera crew (Linn and Daphnee), and everyone who travelled to Carterton to support the tournament team.
But wait, there's more hockey action to come!
Our attention now turns to Finals Night in the Taranaki Secondary Schools Competition this Tuesday evening:
•Second XI Mixed Team – Playing for 3rd/4th place in the Top 4 Mixed Championship.
• First XI Mixed Team – Competing in the Championship Final for 1st/2nd place.
We wish both teams all the very best as they take to the turf.
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Photos from Taranaki Secondary School Sports Association - TSSSA's post ...
Photos from Taranaki Secondary School Sports Association - TSSSA's post ...
Photos from Netball Wellington Centre's post ...
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
