ABOUT US

The mission of Wairoa College is to provide a pathway (ara) which is uplifting to the mana of all and creates life-long learning. Staff and students are encouraged to keep this goal at the heart of all academic, sporting and cultural activities.

With a roll that sits around 520 students, Wairoa College offers a comprehensive learning environment for Years 7 to 13 students.

​Our learners will: 

• Through Mana Motuhake, interact and communicate confidently and tolerantly with people of different dispositions. 
• Acknowledge their own history, tikanga and language in order to appreciate different cultures. 
• Be aware of possible vocational pathways and develop career management competencies. 
• Through Tino Rangatiratanga, demonstrate leadership by taking an active part in community, cultural and sporting activities. 
• Through Hauora, make informed and healthy lifestyle choices. 
• Be able to deal with a rapidly changing technological world. 
• Interact with Te Reo Māori across the curriculum. 
• Through Manaakitanga, recognise cultural identity as an essential component for achieving success. 
• Through Whakapiritanga, to engage positively in a variety of environments.