Governance

A Board of Trustees (BoT) is elected every three years and has a governance role ensuring compliance with Ministry of Education requirements laid out in National Administration Guidelines 1 – 6.

The BoT meets monthly. Meetings are open to the public and members of the community are welcome to attend.

If you wish to ask a Trustee any question, as a matter of courtesy, please notify the Board Secretary prior to the meeting.

Mr John Bingham - Board Chairperson
Mr David Neal
Mr Brent Coutts
Ms Janine Dewes
Mr Asher Pihema
Mr Michael Maher – Principal

Academic Leadership

Mr Michael Maher - Principal
Mrs Beverley Reid - Deputy Principal, Year 1 Rm 8
Mr Al Green – Year 1/2 Rm 7
Mrs Margaret Fletcher – Year 2/3 Rm 6
Mrs Deborah Burgess - Year 3/4 Rm 5
Mr Marty Willetts – Year 5/6 Rm 3
Ms Anne Craig - Snrs Mathematics Teacher/Reading Recovery Rm 2
Mr Mathew Tamaariki – Year 7/8 Rm 1

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

This is a vibrant group of teachers and parents who form a robust link between the school and community. The PTA supports the academic curriculum through friendly, educational and fun activities.

Every school parent is encouraged to take part in activities. The PTA committee meets every month, in the staff room. You are welcome to join us. click here to see the dates for the year

Myana McLeod – Chairperson
Janice Sanders - Treasurer
Monique Pihema – Secretary
Deborah Burgess – Teacher Representative

Amongst the regular schedule of activities are raffles, working bees, barbecues and student education attainment celebrations. Funds raised are spent on children’s educational and social needs such as a recent large purchase of wet day, lunchtime games.

Community

We welcome and are grateful for support given by local preschools, health professionals, churches, sports clubs, Ngati Whatua o Orakei Marae, Orakei residents, local business owners and business networks.

We invest in these relationships and welcome community-led learning and leadership opportunities for our students.

New entrants come to us from Orakei and Mission Bay Kindergartens, Kohanga Reo, Orakei Montessori and other local private child-care facilities. Orakei School aims to ensure all students enjoy a warm welcome.

We share community sports and cultural activities with both local cluster schools and schools further afield.

Student Leadership

School Houses

Students are allocated to a House/Whanau Group – Rimu, Pohutukawa, Totara, Kowhai – upon enrolment and develop character by being challenged to work in teams on House-led activities around the school and community. SPARC helps with sports leadership. The school is also developing a Young Leaders Programme.

School Council

Two students from each class are selected to be on the School Council. Council members are encouraged to lead their student peers in developing a safe, happy, learning environment at our school.

Routines, Expectations and Self-Discipline

Students lead the morning school karakia or prayer and brief assembly.

Each week a different class leads the school assembly. Our children develop self-esteem, confidence and competence in public speaking when they lead assemblies in front of their peers, parents and guests.

Parents, community members and sponsors attend regular assemblies which are held on Fridays at 2.00 in Orakei School hall.