North Porirua Kāhui Ako
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi,
Engari taku toa i te toa takitini
My success is not mine alone as it was not the work of one, but the contribution of the collective
Who are we?
The North Porirua Kāhui Ako consists of eleven schools who have worked together over many years in the Parumoana cluster. The North Porirua Kāhui Ako community of learning was established in 2016 and includes a secondary school, Aotea College providing coeducational education for Years 9 -13, nine full primary coeducational schools for Years 1-8; Pukerua Bay school, Plimmerton school, Paremata school, Papakowhai school, Rangikura school, Postgate school, Discovery school, Adventure school and Pauatahanui school, and one integrated co educational primary school, Saint Theresa’s, for Years 1-6.
People from the four winds. Ngā hau e whā.
The schools draw from a vibrant and diverse community, from nga hau e wha. Our learners come from urban and rural settings, from families with long ties to the area and families who come from all parts of New Zealand, from further across the Pacific and from across the world.
Learning Partnerships
Teachers across the North Porirua Kāhui Ako engage with a range of external experts including people from Otago University and Evaluation Associates. There is active professional leadership in professional learning within and across the Kāhui Ako schools.
Kāhui Ako Growth
The area served by North Porirua Kāhui Ako is undergoing significant roll growth. Roll numbers range in size from a school of nearly 200 to the largest at nearly 1200.
Early childhood Education.
Early Childhood Education centres aligned with the Kāhui include: Active Explorers, Adventure Educare, Adventure Kindergarten, Ascot Park Kindergarten, Discovery Kindergarten, Mana Montessori, Paremata Playcentre, Paremata Kindergarten, Paremata Plunket Creche, Papakōwhai Kindergarten, Pāuatahanui Preschool, Plimmerton Kindergarten, Pukerua Bay Kindergarten, Sand Dunes and Whitby Educare.