Pursuant to section 158B of the Education Act 1989, I hereby give the following notice:

1. I hereby approve Te Whare Wananga O MUMA Limited to be a sponsor of a Partnership School Kura Hourua.
2. The name of the sponsor's school is Waatea High.
3. The sponsor's school will be located in South Auckland.
4. Waatea High will be a co-educational and bilingual secondary school.
5. Education will be given for class levels 9 to 13.
6. Waatea High is permitted to provide religious instruction to students.
7. Waatea High will operate with the following aims, purposes and objectives:
   1. to create a student-focused learning environment that serves the unique requirements of each student;
   2. to develop well-rounded, socially adept and culturally aware students capable of operating across two worlds, te ao Māori and te ao pākehā;
   3. to achieve a significant impact on each student's engagement and achievement, particularly where their home circumstances place their academic performance at risk;
   4. to develop students who have a strong sense of self and confidence; and
   5. to develop students who have strong literacy, mathematics and language skills.
8. This notice shall come into force the day after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Auckland this 7th day of September 2017.

Hon NIKKI KAYE, Minister of Education.