Principal's Welcome
Tēnā koutou katoa,
Gordonton school is a mid-sized, full-primary, rural school on the outskirts of Hamilton, the 4th largest metropolitan city in Aotearoa.
Our children are at the centre of all that we do at Gordonton School and we are a dedicated team of professional educators committed to supporting our children to be the best they can be. We strive to offer a range of academic, cultural and sporting experiences to ensure that all children can participate, and achieve success in a range of areas.
Our high expectations for learning and behaviour, alongside our school values of Manaakitanga, Awhina, Ngakau Pono and Ako support the caring, positive and inclusive environment that we create and maintain.
A great importance is placed on forming relationships where learners feel safe being challenged and taking risks, where goal setting is part of the learning process and where celebrating progress and success is part of everyday life.
Our aim is to empower students to be confident, connected, actively involved lifelong learners and to leave our school after year 8 fully prepared for secondary school.
I am proud to lead and be part of such a fantastic school community so committed to creating a 21st century learning environment which prepares our children for the future.
We have an actively involved parent and whanau community and close links with Ngaati Wairere, the Tangata Whenua at Hukanui Marae.
When you enrol your child at Gordonton School you are agreeing to be a partner in your child’s learning. This is really important to us as you are their first teachers and working together, we will achieve so much more.
Welcome to our school.
Ngā mihi
Keith O'Donnell
Anchored in MANA
At Gordonton School we are Anchored in MANA
Manaakitanga
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Kindness, care and respect.
Awhina
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Supporting others to be the best they can be
Ngākau Pono
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Integrity, loyalty and honesty
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Doing the right thing
Ako
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Quality teaching and learning
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Mahi tahi - learning together
Newsletters
Look out for our newsletters on Mondays.
Click here for Term calendar
2024 Term Dates
Meet the teacher conferences: Thurs 1st Feb, book on Skool loop
School Starts at 8.55am Friday 2nd February, 2024
Term 1
Fri 2nd Feb - Fri 12th April
Tues 6th Feb - Waitangi Day
Fri 29th March - Good Friday
Mon 1st April - Easter Monday
Tues 2nd April Easter Tuesday
Term 2
Monday 29th April - Fri 5th July
Friday 31st May - Teacher Only Day - no school
Monday 3rd June - King's Birthday
Friday 28th June Matariki
Term 3
Monday 22nd July - Friday 27th September
Term 4
Monday 14th October - Tuesday 17th December
Monday 28th October - Labour day
Keeping up to date
We try our best to communicate events with parents. There are a number of ways that we do this. The website is one way. You can download our weekly newsletters from our website.
We recommend you print out the term overview in the first newsletter of each term and put that on your fridge.
We also have Skool Loop, Spotlight, Facebook and email. Occasionally we send home paper newsletters as well.
What's on in Term 2
Term 2 Events
April
Monday 29 First Day of Term
May
Friday 10 May - Assembly
Sunday 12 Mother’s Day
13 - 16 Book Week
Wednesday 15 Hard Court Day
Friday 17 Book Character Day
Tuesday 21 School Cross Country
Friday 24 Assembly
28 - 31 Te Rākau Camp
Friday 31 Teacher Only Day - School Closed
June
Monday 3 Kings Birthday - School Closed
Wednesday 5 EWCS Cross Country
Monday 17 - 18 Te Pihinga Overnight Observatory Trip
Wednesday 19 Mud Run
Thursday 20 Te Kākano Space Center Trip
Thursday 20 Rob Cope Internet Safety evening at the Gordonton Community Hall
Friday 28 Matariki - School Closed
July
Friday 5 Reports sent home
Friday 5 Last Day of Term 2
Term 3
Monday 22 July Term 3 starts
Enrolment
If you would like to have a look around our school, please contact the office to arrange a visit.
Gordonton School has an enrolment scheme. Please check here to see if you are in our zone.
International Students
We are a signatory to the International Code of Practice and we welcome international students. Our Board employs a qualified teacher/tutor to assist these students and other English Second Language students with English language development.
Contact Us
Woodlands Rd, RD1, Hamilton, New Zealand
07 824 3602
Sports Committee - sports@gordonton.school.nz
PTA - pta@gordonton.school.nz
After school care - Lisa Blake lisablake18@yahoo.co.nz