Welcome

Nau mai haere mai, ki Te Kura Tuarua o Tarawera.

Kia ora koutou and welcome to Tarawera High School, to those whānau joining us for the first time; that is Year 7’s and any new students and their families in other year levels – welcome.

We have now embedded a culture of commitment and dedication to the educational achievements of rangatahi in Kawerau. With successful past NCEA results being recognised by NZQA as “having raised achievement of Māori in NCEA qualifications from 2017 to 2021 and overcome barriers to achievement for ākonga Māori that may be present in kura auraki (English medium schools)”. Staff and senior Māori students shared with NZQA the success factors driving this achievement and how they have benefited from our programmes, which have led to these results.

Tarawera High School is where students are given many opportunities to develop and pursue their interests and passions, while learning what it means to have Tarawera MANA.

Students experience a future-focused curriculum in a purposefully designed, innovative and technology rich learning environment. Supporting our students’ aspirations, we have a committed and talented staff who develop strong learning focused relationships with all our students, ensuring the highest quality learning opportunities are provided, and are themselves enthusiastic and passionate life-long learners. Tarawera High School’s greatest asset is our student body and the wealth of diversity, ideas, enthusiasm, and creativity that they bring to this place of learning. Our graduates enter their next stage of life as creative, competent, and confident young adults.

Our kaiako and senior leadership team look forward to guiding and supporting your ākonga and working together with you, our whānau, to give the students of Tarawera High School the best opportunities to achieve success in their educational journey. As a whānau friendly environment that welcomes difference and encourages you to be an active part of our learning community, we invite you to join with us in preparing ourselves and our future leaders to meet the challenges of the 21st Century with confidence and self determination.

Nāku noa, nā

Marissa Peters
Principal