Pursuant to sections 154A and 156 of the Education
Act 1989, I hereby declare that Whangaparaoa School
will become a designated character school effective
from 23 April 2007.
The school will continue to provide for students from
Year 1 to Year 8.
N o t i c e
1. Aims, purposes and objectives of Whangaparaoa School—Together with the use of te reo Maori as the principal language of instruction, the following aims, purposes and objectives constitute the character of the school:
(i) to produce excellent competency in te reo and Matauranga Maori, derived primarily from the iwi
of Te Whanau-a-Apanui;
(ii) to contribute and enhance the well-being of their whanau, hapu and iwi;
(iii) to build a kura based on both the Matauranga and tikanga of the tangata whenua; and
(iv) to provide an educational environment that
promotes the educational vision, goals, objectives, management and self-determination of the tangata whenua of Whangaparaoa.
2. Constitution of the Board of Trustees—The present Board of Trustees and Principal of Whangaparaoa School shall remain as Board of Trustees and Principal of Whangaparaoa School.
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of February 2007.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Education.