Poukawa School Motto:

"Ma te huruhuru ka rere te manu"

"Give me wings … watch me fly"

Our goal is to help all our students “fly” by providing a holistic education that equips students with the skills, attitudes and knowledge to succeed at school and later on in life.

At Poukawa School, students, staff and our school community work hard to reach this goal by living out our school values of 'Exploration, Determination, Manaakitanga and Tiakitanga'.

Students are always at the centre of our everyday life and our staff work hard to offer a range of opportunities to make school life for our students as engaging and exciting as possible.

Students, staff and whānau are immensely proud of our school!

Principal's Welcome

Thank you for taking the time to look at our school website and learn about our wonderful kura. It is my immense pleasure and privilege to lead our wonderful team here at Poukawa School. The  students of Poukawa School are in the best possible hands here with our experienced and talented staff in an absolutely stunning setting. Have a look through our photo gallery to see for yourself how lucky we are here!

I bring my experience and passion into Poukawa School to benefit all students and I am committed to helping our young learners become the best version of themselves they can possibly be, progressing in their learning journey while upholding our Poukawa School Values (Check out our page on our school values to unpack these further)

I encourage you all to come in and look at our special place in Aotearoa / New Zealand.  

Ngā mihi

Mike Winkley - Principal

Me mahi tahi tatou mo te oranga o te katoa.

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"When we work together, everyone benefits"