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Our Mission


Live to LEARN, LEARN to Live

Inclusion 
We celebrate the inclusion of all key stakeholders: students, staff, community, local iwi, board of trustees, to create the new and exciting future for Waiau Area School. We acknowledge benefits of forming a positive working relationship with local iwi and the commitment we need to make to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Our Environment

Waiau Area School is a Year 1 to 13 co-educational, composite Area School located in Western Southland; 81km west of Invercargill. It is the only Area School in the Southland Region.


Andrew Pardoe-Burnett is the Principal.

 

Counselling Service for Students

 

Environment

Learning By Doing

At Waiau Area School we work hard to ensure that learning happens for all students, that learning is accurately measured, that evidence is gathered, and most importantly that students and their parents know where they are going next in their learning. Students relish the chance to experience success. It helps establish a desire to learn and builds important learning skills like persistence.

The staff of Waiau Area School have developed curriculum schemes from Year 1-13 that reflect the diverse needs of our students.

Learning by Doing

What's happening at Waiau Area School?

Upcoming Events in October

Mon 20

TOD - WAS is closed for instruction

20 Oct 2025

Wed 22

Primary schools Ki-o-rahi - Aparima

22 Oct 2025

Latest Notices

Rolling Strikes
14 Oct 2025

Dear Parents and Caregivers,


Like other schools around NZ, WAS will be rostering students home this week. We are sorry for the inconvenience.


The rolling strikes are:


Tuesday 14th October = Year 9 students will be off school.
Wednesday 15th October = Year 8 and 10 students will be off school.
Thursday 16th October = Year 11 and 12 students will be off school.
Friday 17th October = Year 13 students will be off school. 
Thursday 23rd October = Full strike. All students from Y1-13 away from school.
Wednesday 5th November = Partial strike for Y8-13 from 1:15pm - 3:15pm (buses yet to be arranged)

 

TOD: Reminder, there is a Teacher Only Day this Monday 20 October where the school will be closed for instruction.  


Kind regards,

Waiau Area School Senior Leadership Team

 

2025 Poster Tuatapere
17 Sep 2025

Please see Poster attached

2025-Poster-Tuatapere.pdf

BoT Elections - Your Vote Matters
3 Sep 2025

Kia ora WAS Parents/Caregivers

This is a reminder that voting is currently open for the election of parent representatives to the Waiau Area School Board.
Schooled have been appointed as the Returning Officer for this election.

You should have already been sent voting instructions by Election Pilot.

If you have any questions about the election process or you have not yet received your voting instructions, please contact the Returning Officer directly on 0800 VOTENZ (0800 868 369) or election@electionpilot.nz

 

Please don't leave things to the last minute, because elections close at 4pm on 10 September 2025.

Supporters and Sponsors

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