- Mahirahira - Curiosity
- Manawanui - Determination
- Whakaute - Respect
- Pāhekoheko - Integrity
Welcome to Haast School
Haast School is a small remote Years 1 to 8 school situated on the edge of a World Heritage site at Hannah’s Clearing in South Westland at the bottom of the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. With a roll of nine students.
The school has a strong community focus and uses its unique natural environment to enhance learning. Haast School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
- Nurture, engage and empower confidence in our tamariki,
- maximise the uniqueness of our environment,
- foster connections with families, community and the wider world.
Our school is a community of learners that encourages enhancing each child’s progress and achievement by:
- Strengthening the school’s capacity to support student wellbeing and learning.
- Encouraging gains in each child's personal growth to build confidence and make progress in their learning.
- An increased role of student voice in learning.
We have a small dedicated staff consisting of a teaching principal, 0.8 teacher, a teacher aide/office administrator and a cleaner.
Our three classroom school includes an excellent children’s library, office block with staffroom and teaching space. A covered community swimming pool, and extensive playing areas that border native forest and the ocean. School gardens and two schoolhouses for staff.
The Haast community playgroup has shared occupancy of our third classroom that meets regularly with an active roll of six.
The majority of our parents are employed in positions with hospitality, tourism, fishing, farming and government departments.
We link to other schools in a sport/cultural cluster in South Westland, Senior Camps with Fox Glacier School, School Skiing at Cardrona and are an Enviro School.
Year 8 students go on to secondary boarding schools such as Dunstan College, Southland Boys’ or Girls’, Otago Boys’, St Hilda’s, Columba, and St Kevin’s.