At the heart of our school are the children. Many of our school families have made the active choice to live in Hawke’s Bay, a stunning part of NZ. Havelock North is a special place, nestled at the foot of iconic Te Mata Peak. We are lucky and proud to be the school that’s right here in the midst of Havelock North – a great little village.

Our school is a community of learners who respect and value each other and our place in Havelock North, our environment and the wider world.

Our statement: Empowering Learners for Life. This statement is succinct and at the cusp of everything we want to achieve for all our learners. As a school we want to empower the students to explore, make mistakes and learn from these, plus develop social skills – alongside the more obvious teaching in reading, writing and maths. By the time the children leave HNPS our aim is to have enabled them to move confidently into the wider world with a range of life skills and a lifelong love of learning.

Our school Motto is: Tū Mana. Tū Kaha. Tū Tangata. Loosely translated into English this means: Stand Proud. Stand Strong. Stand Together. These are powerful messages which we want everyone to identify with. They link intricately to the Values listed below. To have a deliberate Māori influence within our school statement sends a powerful message to everyone: it acknowledges the importance of the Māori culture and enables everyone to identify with this irrespective of their cultural background. This is a positive step for the school – one we can embrace and feel proud of.

The school Values are to: Respect, Relationships, Responsibility, and Resilience. These values are shown during school time and on the sports field. We encourage students to live these values in their everyday lives. Sport is an opportunity for students to show these and learn new skills when interacting with other players from different schools

We are very fortunate to have a variety of excellent sports facilities, including cricket nets, hockey sand turf, basketball/netball court, cricket wickets and a full size rugby field. We play a variety of sports that use all of our facilities on a weekly bases. We encourage students to enjoy being part of a team and learn the skills associated with the sport.