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.
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"Here it is, the moment we have all been waiting for!! EmpowerYouth will be hosting Let's Get Active remastered!! Last time was a fun filled program but it's even better this time!! So, gather the whanau and get in quick because spots are limited!! Free physical activities sessions for youth aged between 12 and 18!! #EmpowerYouth #LetsGetActive #Whanau #Fitness #Fun #Event #Community" ... See MoreSee Less
🚨 20 SPACES REMAINING ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS 🚨
Playmakers in collaboration with Hawera Basketball Association are bringing weekly youth basketball development programs to the local community.
These programs will be run out of The Hub and will kick off Tuesday February 11th, running for 8 weeks. Please note there will be a few days with bookings clashes where the training session will be shifted to the Sunday.
A full program information document will be sent out to registered participants that outlines everything.
Mini Class - Recommended ages 4 - 7 (First timer) Junior Class - Recommended ages 8 - 11 (Semi-experienced) Pro Class - Recommended ages 12 - 14 (Experienced)
Register here:
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Please click on the link for more information and to register your student:
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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
