Kerikeri Primary School

Welcome to Kerikeri Primary School.

Kerikeri Primary School is a Decile 7 school with approximately 540 – 620 pupils depending on the time of the year. The school has a wide range of socio-economic groups. 66% of our students are indentifed as NZ European, 28% Maori, 3% are other Europeans and the remaining 3% identify themselves as Chinese, Indian or other ethnicities.

52% of our students are boys and 48% are girls.

The school has a wonderful Board of Trustees and a strong PTA.

We are proud to provide instruction in Tikanga Maori (Maori culture) and Te Reo Maori (Maori language). There are currently two classrooms that offer a bi-lingual approach to the programme and approximately 50 pupils are working in either the Years 1-3 room or the Years 4-6 room. The bi-lingual rooms have a programme of 30% Te Reo - Tikanga and are known as Whakatipuranga.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

In the promotion of life long learning we will develop knowledge and skills; and foster innovative and creative thinking.

Our Vision

"Learning for our Future"