Principal Welcome

Welcome to our beautiful school Matipo Primary, nestled in the gorgeous Te Atatū Peninsula surrounded by a garden-rich environment just on the edge of Te Wai o Pareira and proud to belong to our local iwi Te Kawerau ā Maki. Our website intends to be a second source of information and communication – the first being information directly from our staff. We encourage you to call, email, or visit us to find out more.

Our teachers are dedicated to delivering exciting, challenging, and filled with new opportunities programmes for all tamariki. The School holds our W.A.K.A. Values; Whanaungatanga, Ako, Kaitiakitanga and Aroha and these values are woven throughout the school as positive relationships, learning, responsibility and empathy.

We have four teaching teams. Kākano (Year 0 to 1), Tupu (Year 2 -3), Māhuri (Year 4) and Rākau (Year 5-6). We have a strong support team working with our students who require special educational programmes. 

Matipo School embraces diversity, our Kapa Haka and Pasifika group led by our Maori Unit – Te Puawaitanga o te Wairua. Parents and whanau are welcomed into our termly powhiri, fortnightly Friday assemblies and performances, and all our students are offered the chance to participate in a wide range of extra curricular activities. 

We offer enrichment programmes from Year 2 onwards, offering opportunities such as Spanish, Mandarin, Garden to Table, music, arts, and a range of other choices to add challenge and variety. 

We are also a part of the Te Atatu Kāhui Ako – Kokiri Tahi (Community of Learning) giving opportunities for networking and learning from a wider group of Te Atatū schools.

Welcome to our beautiful school, to find out more please have a look around our website.