Nau mai ki te kura o Coastal Taranaki School

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 School, where learning journeys are celebrated, and every student is encouraged to thrive and succeed.

Tēnā koutou katoa,

On behalf of the School Board, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to our staff and

students for the mana, care, and pride shown in delivering a beautifully organised and

meaningful pōwhiri to welcome our new Tumuaki and our new whānau into our school

community.

This occasion was a true reflection of who we are. A special acknowledgement to Sarah and

Liana for their guidance and leadership throughout the process, and to Gemma, as part of

our SLT, for her support, coordination and flexibility. We also thank our teachers for ensuring

their students were prepared and on their very best behaviour, and our head students for

representing our school with such pride, confidence, and mana. You did us all proud.

As a school, we have faced a number of challenges over the past few years. Through it all,

our community has stood strong, resilient, and united. This pōwhiri was a powerful reminder

that we are not only standing firm, but rising - moving forward together in living our school

vision, Mā te whānau te tamaiti e puāwai.

The values of ako, manaakitanga, and whanaungatanga were clearly evident on the day,

and we thank each and every one of you for the role you played in making this welcome so

special.

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, and thank you for continuing to uphold the spirit and values

of our kura.

Nā mātou noa, nā

Coastal Taranaki School Board

Kathryn Moffitt