Central Tākaka School is a friendly, whanau oriented school with a modern rural environment located 3km before the Tākaka Township. It has a long history, dating from 1896.
Central Tākaka School is a U1 Decile 6 primary school catering for Year 1 to 6 students in two multi-level classes. It has a teaching principal, a part and full-time teacher, an office administrator, a part-time teacher aide/librarian and a caretaker/cleaner. The school attracts a variety of families from all over Golden Bay and the common reason for enrolling at Central is the school’s acknowledgement that all children are unique and have strengths and creativity to be shared and celebrated. There is a focus on nurturing the individual learning of each child so that they can achieve to the best of their ability in a caring environment. We strongly believe in empowering students to lead their own learning. We believe in doing this by developing a sound foundation in Literacy/Numeracy with students being self-aware of the learning process. This is also done by developing inquiry skills and fostering a real love for learning through having rich contextual experiences where students get to make meaningful decisions about their own learning.
The school has active and supportive parents who regularly assist both with in-school and out-of-school activities as well as transport to events and school visits. The school is whanau focused and has a strong Home and School group that organises fund-raising events. Central Tākaka School is a busy school. The calendar features events such as school assemblies, sports tournaments, Twilight Fair, Pet Day, School Camp, & much more.
The school has attractively laid out grounds and play areas, featuring a large playing field, a tennis court, a covered sandpit and an adventure playground set alongside a native tree forest. We have a swimming pool that is used by the children and the community.
Phone: 03 525 9200
Address: 44 Central Tākaka Road, RD 1, Takaka 7183
e-mail: sunneva@centraltakaka.school.nz or principal@centraltakaka.school.nz
Enrolment at Central Tākaka School
We welcome your enrolment. If you would like to make a time to meet with Steve Mclean, the Principal, and have a tour of the school please phone the school office on 035259200.
Enrolment can be completed online by following the clickable link below. Please bring your child’s birth certificate and immunisation information to the school office once you have completed the form so that we can complete the application process.
Online enrolment form (clickable link)
Central Tākaka School uses School Docs to hold and maintain our school policies. You can read any of our policies by visiting https://centraltakaka.schooldocs.co.nz/ - our username is centraltakaka and the password is central. Below are some of the more important policies and procedures; Complaints process, Health Education, Bullying, Te Tiriti and Restraint.
Complaints Process:
Health Education policy:
Bullying:
Te Tiriti:
Restraint:
Central Tākaka School Strategic Plan 2024-2025 (clickable link).
Student Attendance:
At Central Tākaka School we expect student absences to be reported to the school in the morning, preferably before 9:15am. We ask that you state clearly the reason for the absence as we have to report that to the ministry. You can send in absences in a variety of ways, either by ringing the school phone 035259200, ringing or texting the school cellphone on 0275259200 or emailing sunneva@centraltakaka.school.nz.
Below are our policies and procedures around student attendance.
