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Jarrod Ngatuere

Jarrod Ngatuere
Jarrod Ngatuere

Message From The Principal

Message From The Principal

Message From The Principal

Nei rā te mihi nui atu ki a koutou ko ngā whanau o te kura nei. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new whanau and new tauira as well as acknowledge the effort and success of all our current students. Nau mai, Whakatau mai

Mrs Childs

Mrs Childs
Mrs Childs
Associate Principal

Associate Principal

Associate Principal

Aunty Winnie

Aunty Winnie
Aunty Winnie
Office Administrator

Office Administrator

Office Administrator

Mr Care

Mr Care
Mr Care
Caretaker

Caretaker

Caretaker

Whaea Emily

Whaea Emily
Whaea Emily
Room 1

Room 1

Room 1

Whaea Sarah

Whaea Sarah
Whaea Sarah
Room 1

Room 1

Room 1

Whaea Rangiwhangai

Whaea Rangiwhangai
Whaea Rangiwhangai
Room 2

Room 2

Room 2

Whaea Christine

Whaea Christine
Whaea Christine
Room 3

Room 3

Room 3

Whaea Arti

Whaea Arti
Whaea Arti
Room 4

Room 4

Room 4

Whaea Sam

Whaea Sam
Whaea Sam
Room 5

Room 5

Room 5

Whaea Caitlin

Whaea Caitlin
Whaea Caitlin
Room 6

Room 6

Room 6

Matua Simon

Matua Simon
Matua Simon
Room 7

Room 7

Room 7

Whaea Meghan

Whaea Meghan
Whaea Meghan
Room 8

Room 8

Room 8

Whaea Caitlyn

Whaea Caitlyn
Whaea Caitlyn
Room 9

Room 9

Room 9

Whaea Ingrid

Whaea Ingrid
Whaea Ingrid
Room 10

Room 10

Room 10

Whaea Steph

Whaea Steph
Whaea Steph
Room 11

Room 11

Room 11

Whaea Patrina

Whaea Patrina
Whaea Patrina
Learning Support Leader

Learning Support Leader

Learning Support Leader

Whaea Anna

Whaea Anna
Whaea Anna
Learning Psychologist

Learning Psychologist

Learning Psychologist

Matua Mohammed

Matua Mohammed
Matua Mohammed
CRT/PRT Release Teacher

CRT/PRT Release Teacher

CRT/PRT Release Teacher

Whaea Sikiah

Whaea Sikiah
Whaea Sikiah
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Whaea Gella

Whaea Gella
Whaea Gella
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Whaea Rose

Whaea Rose
Whaea Rose
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Whaea Annie

Whaea Annie
Whaea Annie
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Matua Patrick

Matua Patrick
Matua Patrick
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Whaea Kaitlyn

Whaea Kaitlyn
Whaea Kaitlyn
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina

Matua Corbin

Matua Corbin
Matua Corbin
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina, Librarian

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina, Librarian

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina, Librarian

Whaea Leighanne

Whaea Leighanne
Whaea Leighanne
Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina, Librarian

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina, Librarian

Teacher Aide / Kaiawhina, Librarian

Whaea Terri

Whaea Terri
Whaea Terri
Kitchen Extraordinaire

Kitchen Extraordinaire

Kitchen Extraordinaire

Whaea Kathy

Whaea Kathy
Whaea Kathy
Kitchen Extraordinaire

Kitchen Extraordinaire

Kitchen Extraordinaire

Whaea Lelani

Whaea Lelani
Whaea Lelani
Cleaning Boss

Cleaning Boss

Cleaning Boss

Whaea Pat

Whaea Pat
Whaea Pat
Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Whaea Yeta

Whaea Yeta
Whaea Yeta
Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Whaea Jax

Whaea Jax
Whaea Jax
Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Kate

Kate
Kate
Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Bob

Bob
Bob
Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Absentee Administrator

Our Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees

Cindy Campbell

Presiding Member

Thomas Pearse

BOT Member

Patrick Whareaorere

BOT Member

Jarrod Ngatuere

Principal

Rebecca Childs

Staff Rep

The Board of Trustees sets policies in place after consulting with the school community to provide direction for the school and the leadership team to deliver the NZ Curriculum to all students enrolled at our school.

The Board also ensures that all activities carried out by the school are done so in line with the Education Act and various statutes set in place by the NZ Government and its agencies. 

RHODE STREET SCHOOL
School Board Elections

RHODE STREET SCHOOL
School Board Elections

RHODE STREET SCHOOL
School Board Elections

Parent Election Notice 

Nominations are open for the election of 3 parent representatives to the school board.

All eligible voters will receive a nomination form. Use this form to nominate yourself or someone in your community. You will also receive a nomination cover letter calling for nominations. Information on who is not eligible to be a board member is provided with this notice, and the nomination form.

If you need more nomination forms, contact the school office.

Nominations close at noon on Wednesday 6th August 2025. You may provide a signed candidate statement and photograph with your nomination.

The electoral roll is held at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

As nominations are received, there will be a list of candidates’ names kept at the school up until election day, which you can view.

Voting closes at 4pm on 10th September 2025.

Signed Winnie Pasene

Returning Officer


Notice 1A Sample Parent Election Notice (notify community) ©NZSBA March 2025



People who are not eligible to be school board members

The following people are not eligible to be school board members. A person who:

  • is an undischarged bankrupt; or

  • is prohibited from being a director or promoter of, or being concerned or taking part in the management of, an incorporated or unincorporated body under the Companies Act 1993, or the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, or the Takeovers Act 1993;  or

  • is a permanently appointed member of the Board staff, unless they are standing for election as a staff representative; or

  • contracts or sub-contracts with the Board without the approval of the Secretary of Education and receives payments exceeding $25,000 in any financial year. This would also cover situations where a person has a 10% or more shareholding in the contracting company or a company that controls the contracting company; or

  • is subject to a property order under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988; or

  • has been convicted of a specified offence identified in Schedule 2 of the Children’s Act 2014, unless that person has obtained a pardon or been granted an exemption; or

  • is a person in respect of whom a personal order has been made under that Act that either the person is not competent to manage his or her own property affairs, or does not have the capacity to communicate/make decisions relating to his/her welfare/personal care; or

  • is a person who has been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 2 years or more, or who has been sentenced to imprisonment for any other offence, unless that person has obtained a pardon, served the sentence, or otherwise suffered the penalty imposed on the person; or

  • is not a New Zealand citizen, and is –

    • a person to whom section 15 or 16 of the Immigration Act 2009 applies; or

    • a person obliged, by or pursuant to that Act, to leave New Zealand immediately or within a specified time, being a time that was less than 12 months; or

    • deemed for the purposes of that Act to be in New Zealand unlawfully.

A returning officer for an election (or by elections) of board members is not eligible to be nominated as a candidate in that election.


For more information:

  • see clauses 9 and 10 of Schedule 23 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (the list above is a summary of these clauses).

  • call NZSBA Advisory and Support Centre 0800 782 435, option 1.


People who are not eligible to be school board members ©NZSBA March 2025

Parent Election Notice 

Nominations are open for the election of 3 parent representatives to the school board.

All eligible voters will receive a nomination form. Use this form to nominate yourself or someone in your community. You will also receive a nomination cover letter calling for nominations. Information on who is not eligible to be a board member is provided with this notice, and the nomination form.

If you need more nomination forms, contact the school office.

Nominations close at noon on Wednesday 6th August 2025. You may provide a signed candidate statement and photograph with your nomination.

The electoral roll is held at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

As nominations are received, there will be a list of candidates’ names kept at the school up until election day, which you can view.

Voting closes at 4pm on 10th September 2025.

Signed Winnie Pasene

Returning Officer


Notice 1A Sample Parent Election Notice (notify community) ©NZSBA March 2025



People who are not eligible to be school board members

The following people are not eligible to be school board members. A person who:

  • is an undischarged bankrupt; or

  • is prohibited from being a director or promoter of, or being concerned or taking part in the management of, an incorporated or unincorporated body under the Companies Act 1993, or the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, or the Takeovers Act 1993;  or

  • is a permanently appointed member of the Board staff, unless they are standing for election as a staff representative; or

  • contracts or sub-contracts with the Board without the approval of the Secretary of Education and receives payments exceeding $25,000 in any financial year. This would also cover situations where a person has a 10% or more shareholding in the contracting company or a company that controls the contracting company; or

  • is subject to a property order under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988; or

  • has been convicted of a specified offence identified in Schedule 2 of the Children’s Act 2014, unless that person has obtained a pardon or been granted an exemption; or

  • is a person in respect of whom a personal order has been made under that Act that either the person is not competent to manage his or her own property affairs, or does not have the capacity to communicate/make decisions relating to his/her welfare/personal care; or

  • is a person who has been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 2 years or more, or who has been sentenced to imprisonment for any other offence, unless that person has obtained a pardon, served the sentence, or otherwise suffered the penalty imposed on the person; or

  • is not a New Zealand citizen, and is –

    • a person to whom section 15 or 16 of the Immigration Act 2009 applies; or

    • a person obliged, by or pursuant to that Act, to leave New Zealand immediately or within a specified time, being a time that was less than 12 months; or

    • deemed for the purposes of that Act to be in New Zealand unlawfully.

A returning officer for an election (or by elections) of board members is not eligible to be nominated as a candidate in that election.


For more information:

  • see clauses 9 and 10 of Schedule 23 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (the list above is a summary of these clauses).

  • call NZSBA Advisory and Support Centre 0800 782 435, option 1.


People who are not eligible to be school board members ©NZSBA March 2025

Parent Election Notice 

Nominations are open for the election of 3 parent representatives to the school board.

All eligible voters will receive a nomination form. Use this form to nominate yourself or someone in your community. You will also receive a nomination cover letter calling for nominations. Information on who is not eligible to be a board member is provided with this notice, and the nomination form.

If you need more nomination forms, contact the school office.

Nominations close at noon on Wednesday 6th August 2025. You may provide a signed candidate statement and photograph with your nomination.

The electoral roll is held at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

As nominations are received, there will be a list of candidates’ names kept at the school up until election day, which you can view.

Voting closes at 4pm on 10th September 2025.

Signed Winnie Pasene

Returning Officer


Notice 1A Sample Parent Election Notice (notify community) ©NZSBA March 2025



People who are not eligible to be school board members

The following people are not eligible to be school board members. A person who:

  • is an undischarged bankrupt; or

  • is prohibited from being a director or promoter of, or being concerned or taking part in the management of, an incorporated or unincorporated body under the Companies Act 1993, or the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, or the Takeovers Act 1993;  or

  • is a permanently appointed member of the Board staff, unless they are standing for election as a staff representative; or

  • contracts or sub-contracts with the Board without the approval of the Secretary of Education and receives payments exceeding $25,000 in any financial year. This would also cover situations where a person has a 10% or more shareholding in the contracting company or a company that controls the contracting company; or

  • is subject to a property order under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988; or

  • has been convicted of a specified offence identified in Schedule 2 of the Children’s Act 2014, unless that person has obtained a pardon or been granted an exemption; or

  • is a person in respect of whom a personal order has been made under that Act that either the person is not competent to manage his or her own property affairs, or does not have the capacity to communicate/make decisions relating to his/her welfare/personal care; or

  • is a person who has been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 2 years or more, or who has been sentenced to imprisonment for any other offence, unless that person has obtained a pardon, served the sentence, or otherwise suffered the penalty imposed on the person; or

  • is not a New Zealand citizen, and is –

    • a person to whom section 15 or 16 of the Immigration Act 2009 applies; or

    • a person obliged, by or pursuant to that Act, to leave New Zealand immediately or within a specified time, being a time that was less than 12 months; or

    • deemed for the purposes of that Act to be in New Zealand unlawfully.

A returning officer for an election (or by elections) of board members is not eligible to be nominated as a candidate in that election.


For more information:

  • see clauses 9 and 10 of Schedule 23 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (the list above is a summary of these clauses).

  • call NZSBA Advisory and Support Centre 0800 782 435, option 1.


People who are not eligible to be school board members ©NZSBA March 2025