Enrolments for new students are ideally received at the end of the year, so that classes for the following year can be organized well in advance. Enrolment forms can be picked up from the school office, or downloaded from the ACADEMIC tab above. If you have any questions pop in an see us during office hours Monday to Friday 8:00am to 3:30, phone 06 838 8303 or email info@wairoacollege.school.nz
Year 6 Transition Visits to Wairoa College
Transition visits for Year 6 students enrolling at Wairoa College in 2022 will take place next week, 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2021. Visits will take place between 9 -10:05am and will consist of a formal welcome and scavenger hunt orientation followed by an opportunity for students to ask questions/korero with existing Year 7/8 student leaders. Tiaho Primary - Monday 29 November Wairoa Primary - Tuesday 30 November Frasertown & St Josephs - Wednesday 1 December Current Ministry of Education Guidelines around visitors to schools and kura at Covid-19 Alert Level 2 mean that students can only be accompanied by their teacher/s and teacher aide/s. We do understand that transition can be an anxious time not only for students but for parents/caregivers. A transition visit for parents/whanau will be arranged early next year, in the meantime, if whanau have any information or concerns they wish to share with staff about their child they are invited to email Mrs Makareta Keil (Head of Year 7 & 8 Dept) on mlk@wairoacolleqe.school.nz.
Tena koutou katoa Our motto, Kia Mataara – Be Vigilant, Choose Wisely – emphasises our key focus: To provide students with the skills to make wise and positive decisions, building on a sound foundation of academic and other educational achievement.
Wairoa College is a Decile 1 co-educational school situated in Wairoa, a town located in the Hawkes Bay Region of the eastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island, about 340 kilometres north-east of Wellington and about 340 kilometres south-east of Auckland. Our fully trained and committed teaching staff offer students a comprehensive curriculum, as well as a wide range of extra-curricular activities. An ongoing extensive building refurbishment programme has provided the College with modern facilities set in an attractive environment.
