Welcome to Awapuni School!

Although this guide will not contain all the information you may need, we hope this gives you a great head start to joining the Awapuni School community. Please contact the school office if you have any questions.

Location: 18 Rochester Street, Palmerston North, 4412
Phone: (06) 358 1735
Email: admin@awapuni-primary.school.nz
Website: awapuni-primary.school.nz

Term 1: Wednesday, 5 February – Friday, 11 April

Term 2: Monday, 28 April – Friday, 27 June

Term 3: Monday, 14 July – Friday, 19 September

Term 4: Monday, 14 October – Friday, 20 December

Teacher Only Days: Friday 9th June & Friday 22nd August

School starts at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm each day.

The school grounds are open from 8:30am, students should not arrive before this time as staff may not be onsite yet.

Office Hours:

The school office closes at 3:30pm. Please note that our reception is unattended for the afternoon on Wednesdays from 12:30pm.

On the first day, please aim to be at least 10 minutes early and inform the school office when you arrive. We will have a mihi whakatau to welcome new whānau to our school community, the principal will explain this process with you before we head into the hall at 9:15am.

Uniforms are available for purchase directly from our local supplier, Academy Apparel at 82 Broadway Avenue.

• Shoes: Any sensible footwear suitable for school activities

• Bucket hats: Compulsory in Terms 1 and 4

• Second-hand items: Can be purchased at the school office
  (subject to availability)

All students must have full school uniform before starting at Awapuni School.

Stationery packs can be purchased online only from the Qizzle website: schoolpacks.co.nz.

Please select your child's classroom name and year level (confirmed in the enrolment email).

We kindly ask that your child has the correct number of items to ensure that they are prepared for learning on the first day of school. Please contact the school office for any stationery related queries.

We are part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches programme, providing lunches everyday prepared by Compass Group and Subway.

• Morning tea: Students should bring a few snacks from home to eat during morning break.
• Dietary requirements: Please complete the Special Diets Form and return it to the office.

Students should only be absent from school because of illness or emergency situations. Please inform the school office by 9:00AM for EACH day your child will be sick or late.

You can report your child's absence using the Hero app, or phone (06) 358 1735 to leave a message on the absentee line. If we don’t hear from you, we will text you to follow up any unexplained absences.

If your child is late for school (after 9:00am) he/she must report to the school office to collect a late pass and have their name checked off.

If a student becomes ill during school, we will call you to collect your child and take them home. It is important to provide the school office with updated contact numbers so parents/caregivers may be reached concerning illness, or in the event of an emergency.

Hero is Awapuni School's administration, communication, and student reporting app. Parents can log in to the app to receive notifications for any new school communications and updates on your child's learning progress. Please use the email address provided at enrolment to create an account.

Newsletters are published fortnightly on Monday afternoons from the second week of each term.

These are shared on the Hero app, our Facebook page and uploaded to the school website.

The Awapuni School Board has opted into the school donations scheme for 2025. This means we've agreed not to request families pay donations or contributions for curriculum-based costs, and the school receives additional funding from the government.

Parents/caregivers are still expected to pay for their child's uniform items, stationery and any extra-curricular activities they are involved in (e.g. sports fees, music lessons). You can find more information about school costs and donations on the Ministry of Education website.

Parents and caregivers can view student billing statements at anytime in Hero. Payments for outstanding items can be made directly from the finance page in the app, or by direct credit to the school's bank account: ASB | 12-3142-0505673-000

Please contact the office for any student billing related queries, or if you would like to set up a payment plan.

Awapuni School utilises SchoolDocs for our Policies & Procedures, providing us with a dedicated website for anyone to access and view at anytime. Please click on the link below to view our policies on SchoolDocs.