Who are we?Te Kāhui Ako o Whanganui a Tara consists of eight schools, six full primary schools (Brooklyn School, Karori Normal School, Karori West Normal School, Kelburn Normal School, Northland School and Wadestown Primary,)for students in Years 1 to 8, and two secondary schools (Wellington College and Wellington Girls’ College) for Years 9 to 13. Both secondary schools are single sex. In Term 4 2020 Karori West Normal and Wadestown school joined. All schools are located in Wellington city. All eight schools surround the harbour, hence the name Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Our Vision
“Promoting collaboration across our community to support the wellbeing and optimise the achievement outcomes at all stages of education.”
All our schools are committed to preparing our students for success and developing confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners (NZC) As a collective and as individual schools, we are committed to guiding students to realise their individual potential and to be equipped with skills, learning dispositions and qualities that will enable them to respond to the complex and changing world with confidence.
In developing our vision we have discussed the importance of transitions over a wide range of contexts and points in time from early childhood through to secondary and beyond. The importance of providing connections with the past, present and future for students will assist in making transitions smooth so that we are able to respond to the needs of our learners.
As students journey from early childhood through secondary school and, in many cases, on to tertiary training or tertiary education in one of its various forms, they should find that each stage of the journey prepares them for and connects well with the next. Schools can design their curriculum so that students find the transitions positive and have a clear sense of continuity and direction (NZC p43).
All our schools are committed to preparing our students for success and developing confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners (NZC) As a collective and as individual schools, we are committed to guiding students to realise their individual potential and to be equipped with skills, learning dispositions and qualities that will enable them to respond to the complex and changing world with confidence.
In developing our vision we have discussed the importance of transitions over a wide range of contexts and points in time from early childhood through to secondary and beyond. The importance of providing connections with the past, present and future for students will assist in making transitions smooth so that we are able to respond to the needs of our learners.
As students journey from early childhood through secondary school and, in many cases, on to tertiary training or tertiary education in one of its various forms, they should find that each stage of the journey prepares them for and connects well with the next. Schools can design their curriculum so that students find the transitions positive and have a clear sense of continuity and direction (NZC p43).
Our Students
A total of over 5000 students currently enrolled in Kāhui Ako o Te Whanganui-a-Tara, including 1800 primary students and just over 3000 secondary students. Of the total enrolled, 7% identified as Māori and 3.4% as Pacific. Approximately 3% were international students with most enrolled in secondary schools.
