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Nestled in a pretty valley close to Mercer village, approx 3 kilometres from SH1, Te Paina Primary School is situated in a picturesque rural setting.
Within this calming and inspiring location, our learning programs and sincere, caring teachers nurture our students and encourage them to experience learning success. Our highest measure of success is that the majority of our students love coming to school.

Welcome to Te Paina School

Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei and warm greetings to you all.

My name is Adam Tamariki and I am very proud to be serving as the Principal of Te Paina School. We are an amazing Year 1-8 rural school situated in the heart of the Mercer community. We have a fantastic team who are passionate about our tamariki and making learning fun and engaging. Our akonga are actively engaged in their learning journey. We encourage our students to explore, discover and lead their learning through hands on experiences and a range of learning opportunities. Please come and visit us at Te Paina. We would very much love to have you be a part of our learning community here at Te Paina School.

Adam Tamariki

Principal | Tumuaki

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What's happening at Te Paina School?

Upcoming Events in October

Fri 17

School Assembly - Harakeke hosting

17 Oct 2025

Mon 20

Year 7/8 Technology

20 Oct 2025

Tue 21

Franklin Year 5/6 Touch

21 Oct 2025

Wed 22

Franklin Year 7/8 Touch

22 Oct 2025

Thu 23

School CLOSED - NZEI Strike Day

23 Oct 2025

Fri 24

School Athletics Day

24 Oct 2025

Wed 29

East Group Junior Tabloids

29 Oct 2025

Fri 31

Houses Connections Day

31 Oct 2025

Fri 31

School Assembly - Tuatoru hosting

31 Oct 2025

Latest Notices

REMINDER - LOUD SHIRT DAY TOMORROW - Please bring a gold coin to support

16 Oct 2025

Kia Ora everyone,

Children are welcome to wear a LOUD shirt tomorrow to support LOUD SHIRT DAY. Children are encouraged to bring a gold coin to support this great cause.

See you all tomorrow.

Team Te Paina

Two Minute Tuesdays - Our Kids Online

14 Oct 2025

Kia Ora all,

Here is this week's Two Minute Tuesdays - Our Kids Online update.

https://mailchi.mp/cd7fa1d831f5/adminourkidsonlineinfo-16723886?e=716c270dc5

Have a read and be informed.

Ngaa manaakitanga,

Team Te Paina

Term 4 Policy Reviews now open - View our policies on School Docs

7 Oct 2025

Kia Ora whaanau,

Our school works with SchoolDocs to provide a website for maintaining, updating, and reviewing our school policies. Different policies are under review each term and our school community can submit feedback.

Follow the instructions below to contribute to the review.

Go to the SchoolDocs site for our school by clicking on this link: https://tepaina.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm This will take you to Current review and review instructions.
2. Enter the username (tepaina) and password (tepaina123).
3. The policies listed here are the key policies under review this term. Click on the policy you want to review.
4. Click the “Start your review” button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
5. Follow the prompts to submit your review.

Note that you can review any policy that has a “Start your review” button, not just the key policies listed in Current review and review instructions. There will be other related policies in that section of the site open for review.

If you don't have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.

We encourage our whaanau to be informed with our policies and regularly review them as part of the smooth running of our kura.

Ngaa manaakitanga,

Adam and the team at Te Paina

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