Thank you for your interest in our special school located in Okato 20 minutes south of New Plymouth on Surf Highway 45,  beneath the mountain, beside the sea.

Coastal Taranaki School is a unique, small rural community school, catering for Years 1 - 13.  Since 2005, $3 million dollars has been spent on several new classrooms, an exceptional Library/Information Centre, an upgraded Technology suite, contemporary IT infrastructure and a new administration complex.  These complement the Gymnasium, Laboratories, Art Room and  the Whare Wananga (where Māori language and culture learning takes place).

At Coastal Taranaki School we recognise the different developmental needs of students as they progress through junior school (Years 1 – 6), middle school (Years 7 – 10) and senior school (Years 11 – 13).  Teachers generally specialise within these levels, but there is a lot of sharing of best practice and knowledge between teachers, and some follow their passion right across the school.

I warmly invite you to explore our website and then to come and see Coastal Taranaki School for yourself.  You will find a calm and purposeful learning environment where the young people of the Coastal Taranaki community (and a few invited guests from New Plymouth and overseas) accept the challenge to care, share and dare.