Te Paepae o Aotea is a state co-educational school for Year 7 – 15 students based in Hāwera, South Taranaki.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Korowai o Ngāruahine have gifted the name of our school informed by the aspirations of our community. It was intended that the name be clearly South Taranaki, be inclusive and relevant to the whole community, and reflect our history and ambitions for the future.
Tēna Koutou e te whanau
Te Paepae o Aotea opened in February 2023 with approximately 1000 students. We are a co-educational state school catering for students in Year 7-15. Te Paepae o Aotea was formed in response to the closure of Hāwera High School and Hāwera Intermediate at the end of the 2022 school year.
Our school name, Te Paepae o Aotea, was gifted to us by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Korowai o Ngāruahine. Alongside our name, we were also gifted a whakatauākī and logo. There are two major components to our name, Paepae and Aotea and the condensed meaning is “We are on the learning journey of Aotea, as the people of South Taranaki, realising our full potential.”
Our whakatauāki, ‘Kia eke atu ki Taupaenui o te tangata,’ challenges us to instil in our students the tools to help them achieve their full potential, in the pursuits they and their whānau deem important. Our cultural narrative is the foundation that we use to unpack elements of Mātauranga Māori. Te Ao Māori is prioritised across the curriculum.
A school wide culturally responsive pedagogy builds a family-like context, in which restorative practice promotes a healthy community and maintains authentic relationships.
Ngā mihi
The New Zealand Curriculum is a document that outlines educational requirements in schools. The everyday teaching and learning that students experience is the result of teachers weaving together the national curriculum with local context and the diverse aspirations of learners and their whānau, in ways that are responsive to individual learner progress.
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Nineteen of our Year 7-8 students proudly represented Te Paepae o Aotea at the Taranaki Primary Schools Cross Country Championships.
The weather certainly kept everyone guessing, with bursts of rain mixed in with sunshine, but our runners showed determination and resilience throughout the day.
A big thank you to our whānau and supporters who came along to cheer our students across the finish line. Your encouragement makes a huge difference!
Outstanding results from all. Special mention goes to Ezekiel Rowell for placing 4th in the 11 Boys race.
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Six Te Paepae o Aotea students, Pearl Robinson, Liberty-Anne McLeod, Shakaia Tipene-Edwards, Toniette Hori, Paikea Johnson-Herewini, and Analeea Davy, recently took part in the Taranaki Blue Light Girls Trip to Auckland.
The girls embraced a range of exciting new experiences and challenges throughout the trip. For some, it was their first time flying on a plane, while other activities saw them stepping outside their comfort zones with rock climbing, learning to ski or snowboard, exploring Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, and even taking the leap from the Auckland Harbour Bridge with AJ Hackett Bungy.
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Te Paepae o Aotea congratulates the Hockey 1st XI Mixed Team on winning the Taranaki Secondary School Boys Championship Final in Stratford against Stratford Boys 1st XI. Final scor
The Te Paepae o Aotea team of Ronan Hurley, Tyler Midgley, Luke Barnett and Ryan Hockly took out the 2023 Taranaki Secondary School Safety Team Challenge against six other high s
Students from Te Paepae o Aotea particpated in the Smokefree Rockquest Taranaki Finals held on 30 June at the TSB Showplace, New Plymouth. We had three entries. All bands to write
