Parakai School
is a full primary school located in a rural setting a few minutes
north-west of Helensville. Our roll at the end of 2009 was almost 180.
For completion this year is a new Kaipara Support Unit Building to house RTLB, SLST and RTLit. The current unit will be incorporated into the administration area to create a new staffroom and board room. There will be a new Library and resource area located infront of the orchard and near that will be a special needs toileting facility built.
We have a Maori Medium Education Unit which was established in 2009.
We currently have 8 classrooms and there are less than 25 in each class.
Our spacious
grounds include two football fields, a court area and an adventure
playground. There is a covered sandpit and large leafy trees for
children to play under on hot days.
A modern multi-purpose
room/hall incorporates a large hall
area capable of housing the entire school, a kitchen, dressing areas,
withdrawal areas, storage rooms and a full stage.
In 2004 the last remaining portion of the
original school - the library and rooms 2-4 - were totally rebuilt
with the addition of a large flexible teaching space, new toilets,
and a large technology suite housing around 25 computer workstations.
Sport plays an important part in our school
and children participate in  both
Kaipara and Massey schools sports days in swimming, athletics, winter
and summer ball games, cross country and triathlon. We regularly
have representatives in the Auckland Zone championships. Our summer
swimming lessons are held at the natural thermal pools of nearby
.
Academically we cater for the individual
needs of children, with regular assessments and Individual Education
Programmes for those needing that extra bit of help or extension.
We also run Successmakers computer programmes for individual tuition
within a classroom setting. We participate in the Otago Problem
Solving programme, Massey Mathex competition, Art, Music and Science
fairs, interschool sports competitions, and hold an annual pet day.
10 Fordyce Rd,
Parakai 0830.
Ph: 09 420 8494
Fax: 09 420 8901
Email: palm@parakai.school.nz
Website: www.parakai.school.nz
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