Nau mai ki te kura o Coastal Taranaki 

Welcome to Coastal Taranaki School 

Nau mai haere mai

Coastal Taranaki School is a nurturing educational community known for its dedicated and inclusive environment. Grounded in our core values—Ako, Manaakitanga, and Whanaungatanga—we foster a culture of learning, respect, and strong relationships.

Embracing and blending teacher-guided instruction with student-led exploration. We focus on understanding and supporting children's unique developmental needs, strengths, and learning styles, ensuring they receive age-appropriate and culturally responsive instruction, ensuring every student receives a personalised and enriching educational experience.

The team at CTS is characterised by passionate, skilled and enthusiastic relational educators who are committed to ensuring that our young people participate in the learning and develop personally as well as academically.

As our young people move through the school, they are encouraged to discover, listen, question and challenge themselves, to grow self-motivation, critical thinking and resilience. It is during this process that our tamariki develop strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Students are encouraged to achieve more than they thought possible.

Success is celebrated and our young people are encouraged to thrive as confident, curious, connected, enthusiastic learners and forward thinkers, prepared for their tomorrows.

As active participants in the Taranaki Cluster (Community of Learning), we collaborate closely to enhance educational outcomes and student well-being. At Coastal Taranaki School, learning is engaging, meaningful, and supportive—empowering students to excel academically and personally.

Join us at Te Kura o Coastal Taranaki, where learning journeys are celebrated, and every student is encouraged to thrive and succeed.

Update to our Assembly Format for Term 3

Kia ora e te whānau,

As we settle into Term 3, we want to share an exciting update regarding our school assemblies.

Starting this term, we are modifying  our assembly format to introduce a mix of Team Assemblies and Hui ā-kura | Full Kura (School) Assemblies. Assemblies will be held on Wednesdays from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm.

Why the Change?

Our goal is to extend authentic leadership opportunities to more of our ākonga (students). By hosting smaller, team-focused assemblies, we can:

• Empower Student Leaders (Ako): Provide a more comfortable, supportive environment for students of all ages to practice public speaking and lead their peers.

• Celebrate More Achievements (Whanaungatanga): With 4 certificates awarded per class, we have more time to recognise the hard work and positive behaviour of our students as it relates to our uara | values.

• Showcase Learning (Ako): Allow our Pukeiti (Y0-3), Kaitake (Y4-6), and Pouakai (Y7-10) teams more dedicated time to share their specific class initiatives, achievements, and performances.

How the New Format Works

• Team Assemblies in the Hall (Weeks 3, 4, 5 and 7, 8, 9): Instead of the whole school gathering every week, our teams will take turns hosting their own student-led assemblies in the School Hall. 

• Whānau of the hosting team are warmly invited to attend and celebrate with us!

  • Weeks 3 & 7: Pukeiti Team (Years 0-3) in the Hall

  • Weeks 4 & 8: Kaitake Team (Years 4-6) in the Hall

  • Weeks 5 & 9: Pouakai Team (Years 7-10) in the Hall 

Note: Teams not in the hall will hold smaller Team assemblies in designated spaces.

• Weeks 4, 5, 8, 9: Pukeiti Team (Years 0-3) in the Library

• Weeks 3, 5, 7, 9: Kaitake Team (Years 4-6) in Room 20

• Weeks 3, 4, 7, 8: Pouakai Team (Years 7-10) in the Whare

• Full Kura Assemblies (Weeks 6 & 10): The entire school will gather together in the School Hall twice a term. These special assemblies will be led by our talented Head Students, and all whānau are invited to join us.

We are incredibly excited to see our tamariki mokopuna (students) and rangatahi (youth) step up in these new leadership roles. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming assemblies!