Welcome to Deanwell
Mā tātou anō tō mātou korowai e whatu
We will weave our own korowai
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How to Enrol
When enrolling your child we will need you to complete an enrolment form, provide a copy of your child’s birth certificate/passport, immunisation records, along with any extra information that the school needs to be made aware of.
Principals Welcome
Tēnā tātou katoa e te whānau.
Ko Ruapehu te maunga
Ko Whanganui me Manganui-a-te-ao nga awa
Ko Aotea te waka
Ko Āti haunui-a-pāpārangi te iwi
Ko Papatupu me Te Puke ngā marae
No Taihape engari e noho ana ahau ki Whāingaroa mo ngā tau toru tekau ma whā
Ko Pam Haitana Quirke ahau.
E poho kererū ana au ki te noho hei tumuaki mō te kura o Deanwell.
At Deanwell School, we place our tamariki at the heart of all decisions we make; we refer to our tamariki as mana mokopuna. Our people, students, whānau, employees, board, and extended network of friends are all worthy of Aroha and belonging without any judgment. It is our people that make Deanwell School so successful.
I would like to acknowledge Rereokeroa Shaw, the late Kaumatua Tex Clarke, our Kaumatua Atutahi Riki, and all the other wonderful people who collectively shared their wisdom and shaped our whakatauāki.
Our Deanwell Whakatauākī is:
Mā tātou anō tō mātou korowai e whatu.
We will weave our own Korowai.
At Deanwell, we use the metaphor of a Korowai to explain our vision. We believe that each person descends from greatness. That each person is born with their own Korowai. Their Korowai is embedded with their identity, their language, their culture, and their stories passed down to them from their ancestors. As we transition new people to Deanwell, we value and acknowledge their already developing Korowai. Then as educators, we provide explicit instruction through evidence based learning like structured literacy where each person can add new skills, strategies, knowledge, and hopefully new feathers to their korowai.
Our Whakatauāki is an inclusive learning pedagogy based on Hauora – where developing high-trust relationships is critical for learning. Relationships in our learning community are based on our values, Hāpaitia te MANA – Which means Uplifting the MANA. We use the acronym MANA to explain our values. Manaakitanga, We care and show respect. Aumangea, we are brave and resilient. Ngātahi, we are together. Ako we lead and learn.
As you immerse yourself in our kura and become a valued member of our Deanwell Whānau please take the time to see, feel and sense the beauty in the korowai that each person wears.
Nei rā te mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa
Nō reira tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa
Our People
About Deanwell
Deanwell School was first opened in 1973 and is recognised as the first open planned school in New Zealand. The designers received architectural awards for their innovations. The school is a contributing primary school, catering for students in Years 0 to 6. It is located in the south-west area of Hamilton.
