Nau mai, haere mai
Welcome to Wadestown School
Wadestown School is a school that we are hugely proud of. Established in 1881, Wadestown School has been operating at the heart of the Wadestown Community for 140 years and remains a key part of Wadestown today.
We foster a love for learning in our students and support each individual child to reach their full potential. Our students are curious, independent, critical thinkers who strive to fulfill their potential. We place importance on student wellbeing, leadership and cultural identity & belonging to prepare our students for the future.
Our school uniform is a distinctive feature of Wadestown School. It helps to build a sense of belonging and pride across our school. Across Wellington, another unique feature is our dual sites; which are approximately 1 kilometre apart.
Students begin their schooling at our Weld Street site before transitioning to our Rose Street site in Year 3. Students continue on at Rose Street until the end of Year 8 where they transition onto secondary school.
At Weld Street we provide a nurturing environment for our youngest students. This site provides a tailor-made environment that our New Entrant, Year 1 and 2 students thrive in. Our Rose Street site is well regarded for its spacious, natural environment with plentiful amenities; tennis courts, netball courts, a basketball court, science and kai gardens and a field. Both sites have dedicated libraries.
Recently we introduced an afterschool care provision for all students, and have continued to host Music Box Academy; an afterschool music provider that serves the wider Wadestown community.
Our dedicated teachers work together in partnership with our parents and whānau to foster positive ‘home-school partnerships’. These partnerships aim to raise student achievement and to provide a strong sense of belonging for all.
Our Wadestown School Community supports the school in a wide range of ways including through our PTA, annual Working Bees, Mihi Whakatau, sporting events, arts events, fundraising and much more.
As a teaching team, we are committed to fostering foundational numeracy and literacy skills which allow our students to engage in wider curriculum learning experiences.
Our Wadestown School Board ensures that our school is well resourced to enhance students’ learning in the wider curriculum areas. This additional resourcing means that all students have access to quality resources to support the delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC).
We provide a Kapa Haka Tutor, a Te Reo teacher and Teacher Aides who all contribute to our students’ learning, wellbeing and sense of belonging. Funding has also been provided to help support digital learning across the school so our students are well-equipped to confidently use a range of digital tools for learning and communication.
Our Year 7 and 8 coding lessons are a highlight for our senior students, and our recent and ongoing successes through the NIWA Science Fair highlight the quality of science teaching and learning.
For a number of years we have maintained a strong focus on the delivery of a wide range of sporting opportunities and EOTC events. Our sporting teams are regarded for both their sporting success and their fair play. Students in Years 5 – 8 attend camp on a yearly basis. By the end of Year 8, our students have experienced four camps at four different locations.
Kapa Haka is strong across the school and our students take leadership roles in whole-school Mihi Whakatau. Te Reo is taught across the school with components of tikanga woven into this.
Our Year 7 and 8 programme has a strong emphasis on the development of Student Leadership. ‘Student voice’ is a crucial component of this programme and this leads students to be able to bring about schoolwide change. Students have a keen sense of responsibility and work well in collaborative teams.
Our Student Council and House System provide our students with further opportunities for schoolwide responsibility, as role models to our younger students.
Our school vision and our GROW values underpin the way our students conduct themselves within our school environment:
- Gratitude Whakawhetai
- Resilience Pakari
- Others Whānaungatanga Tuakana-teina
- Wonder Mīharo
I look forward to working alongside you and your child and warmly invite prospective parents to come for a visit.
We would love to welcome you and your child/children to our wonderful school.
Ngā mihi nui,
Amanda Frater
Tumuaki/Principal