The Waikaia Valley is one of Southland’s best kept secrets, with its glistening snow topped mountains, tussock grasslands and beautiful rivers as the backdrop to a strong rural farming community.

Our village has a picturesque golf course, strong sporting clubs and facilities including, rugby, tennis, squash and playgroup. The Switzer’s Museum has recently been completed and is world class. We have a well-appointed camping ground and welcome local and overseas tourists alike.

Waikaia School is a two-classroom school with fantastic facilities, library, playground and fields. We have the latest technology available to all students with Chrome books and iPads for each child. Education outside the classroom is encouraged and students experience camps, ski trips, cultural and art activities, swimming and many other school trips.

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The school is the hub of the town and we pride ourselves on being able to take advantage of all educational opportunities on offer, utilizing local knowledge and resources and especially strive to involve our local community in school events.

The school values (shown below) are reflected in their learning, social, cultural and sporting experiences at Waikaia. These are the attributes we strive for our students to have, along with achieving our high expectations in all curriculum areas. Students take ownership of their learning and there is always positive feedback on their integration into further learning institutions.

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An extremely supportive Board, and motivated Home & School Committee, together with the local community actively fundraise to allow us to give our students remarkable learning opportunities, resources and experiences outside the classroom. This commitment of teachers, parents, whanau and volunteers ensure our students’ are provided with the best possible education.