Pukehou School is a small rural school with approximately 97 pupils ranging in age from 5 through to 13 years.
The children are very polite, reliable, confident and hard working. Everyone who visits our school or meets our students out in the wider community always comment on how wonderful they are!
We are proud of all our achievements, particularly in Education for Sustainability (Environmental Education). In 2003, through student leadership, Pukehou School won the Hawke's Bay Environment Award. We have gone from strength to strength ever since.
Pukehou School is a Green/Gold Enviroschool, one of only five schools in New Zealand to achieve this honour. This status was reaffirmed in November 2009. We also have a strong focus on the Arts and Sport and we do a whole school production every year. We also take every sporting opportunity that comes our way. Our students enjoy a wide range of academic, cultural, social and sporting opportunities and successes. Everyone is encouraged to have a go. Our intermediate age children are given many opportunities to experience leadership roles and responsibilities that help prepare them for the future as socially responsible contributors to the world that they live in.
Pukehou School has a strong curriculum supported by Habits of Mind, thinking tools and inquiry learning. Through these supporting skills we aim to instil a love of learning in all our children that will set them on a path to become lifelong learners and successful in whatever path they choose. Our learning programmes promote high student engagement and involvement. We have a dedicated, highly qualified and enthusiastic team of teachers and support persons who genuinely care for the children and work very hard to maximise the opportunities available to ensure our children succeed in their learning. Pukehou School has an exciting learning environment with up to date resources and technologies set in spacious, well maintained grounds. The strong family feeling is maintained by the excellent support that the school has from the community. Fund raising events, supporting school camps, being involved in the school productions or supporting sports teams and events, our parents are always there and help support this family atmosphere and help foster the security that goes with this.
Because of the school's popularity we have been zoned. Please see this site for the Home Zone or call/email the office for an out of zone enrolment form. It is always worth inquiring.
Pukehou School is situated on State Highway 2, south of Hastings. And about 6km from Waipawa and 1km from Te Aute College.
Feel free to call in and see us in action. You'll be amazed!
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