Welcome to
Paparoa Street School.
Paparoa Street School is a contributing primary school situated in Papanui, Christchurch.
Welcome to Paparoa Street School, one of Christchurch’s leading primary schools. We provide learning to inspire and impact our students and families. We are determined to have extraordinary (going beyond what is usual, regular and customary) expectations of our teachers and learners within a warm and demanding culture. We expect our learning experiences and our learners to make a difference to our people, our place and our world both now and in the future.
Paparoa Street School provides education for 500 children from Years 1 to 6 in Christchurch City. We would love to meet you and show you what makes our school so special.
School Organisation.
Our school is made up of three vertical kāinga (villages), consisting of Year 0-6 groupings. We know each other in our kāinga; this means we all know about our learning needs, our strengths and how learning is delivered across our kāinga.
Our Values.
We have four key values that are integral to our learning and culture at Paparoa Street School. Belonging, Kindness, Bravery & Passion.
2023 Term Dates.
Term 4 2022: Monday 17 October - Friday 16 December
Term 1: Monday 30 January - Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Thursday 27 April - Friday 30 June
Term 3: Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September
Term 4: Monday 9 October - Friday 15 December
Public Holidays during term time:
Waitangi Day: Monday 6 Feb
Queen’s Birthday: Monday 5 June
Labour Day: Monday 23 October
Canterbury Show Day: Friday 17 November
2023 Timetable.
8.30am Flexible learning start to the day
9.00am Roll call
10.25am - 10:45am Play break
10.45am - 11am Eating together in class
12.30am - 1:10pm Play break
1:10pm - 1.25pm Eating together in class - circle time, shared reading etc
3:00pm School day finishes
Thursdays:
11.20am - 12.20pm Kapahaka
Fridays:
2pm Assemblies - Whole School
10.25am Choir
