We have a new admin phone that makes it even easier to send through absences. Text 021 706 450 with your child’s name and reason for being absent.
Welcome to
Waatea School
E hara taku toa i te takitahi ko te takitini ke
Success is not the work of one but the work of many
Principal's Welcome
Ko Whakaangi te maunga
Ko Tokatoka te awa
Ko Tokerau te moana
Ko Mamaru te waka
Ko Aputerewa te marae
Ko Ngai Takiora te hapu
Ko Ngā Puhi te iwi
Ko Zara toku ingoa
Nau mai haere mai! Here at Waatea School our mission is to develop well-rounded, socially adept and culturally aware graduates capable of operating across two worlds – te ao Māori me te ao Pākeha. We encourage our tamariki to know who they are, where they come from, and to be proud of their identity, culture and language.
We promote and support our akonga to develop a lifelong love of learning – the Waatea way! We believe that with kura and whanau working together, each child can reach their full potential. We are proud of our learning-focused school culture and thrive on being located at our local Ngā Whare Waatea Marae. Our core values of Whānaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Rangatiratanga, and Kotahitanga are reinforced and encouraged in all aspects of school life at Waatea School.
Ka rere taku manu ki ngā tōpito o te takiwā
Kei runga noa atu tana rerenga hei Manutaki mo te hapori
My manu flies to the extremes of our region
It soars high, watching over our community

Zara Buckman
Principal
Newsflash
New Admin Phone
We have a new admin phone that makes it even easier to send through absences.
POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE
Kia ora e te Whānau, POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE INFORMATION There has been 1 confirmed case
School Calendar
Monday, June 27
- Week 9
- All Day
- CRT-Tāne Mahuta (Zara)
- 12:00 am
- Karakia - Hui-a-kura
- 8:45 am – 9:00 am
-
PRT/
Mentor Hui - 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Newsflash
New Admin Phone
We have a new admin phone that makes it even easier to send through absences.
POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE
Kia ora e te Whānau, POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE INFORMATION There has been 1 confirmed case
School Calendar
Monday, June 27
- Week 9
- All Day
- CRT-Tāne Mahuta (Zara)
- 12:00 am
- Karakia - Hui-a-kura
- 8:45 am – 9:00 am
-
PRT/
Mentor Hui - 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Ko Te Pane o Mataoho
te Maunga
Ko Oruarangi te Awa
Ko Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa
te Moana
Ko Tainui te Waka
Ko Waikato te Iwi
Ko Te Waiohua te Hapū
Ko Kingi Tuheitia te Rangatira
Ko Waatea te Marae
Ko Waatea te Kura
Our Values
Term Dates 2022
Term 1: Tue 1 Feb – Fri 15 Apr
Term 2: Mon 2 May – Fri 8 Jul
Term 3: Mon 25 Jul – Fri 30 Sep
Term 4: Mon 17 Oct – Fri 16 Dec
Contact Us
- 0800 922 832
- admin@waatea.school.nz
- 31 Calthorp Close, Mangere, Auckland 2024
- PO Box 23398, Hunters Corner, Auckland 2025
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