Our Mission
Pukehou School aims to provide an environment that inspires curiosity, creativity, and wonder in our lifelong learners.
To help students reach their full potential, Pukehou School will:
- Provide an excellent education in a happy and stimulating learning environment.
- Encourage kindness, integrity and respect of individual and community values.
- Develop active, healthy children and give them freedom to explore.
- Care for our environment.
Who We Are
Pukehou School is a tranquil rural school situated on State Highway 2, fifteen minutes south of Hastings and fifteen minutes north of Waipukurau. With approximately 50 pupils ranging in age from 5 to 13 years, and with such good accessible routes, Pukehou is an attractive place for your child’s education in Central Hawke’s Bay.
Pukehou School is proud to be an Enviroschool.
The school is headed up by School Principal Rob Pratt with Deputy Principal Rachael Strong accompanied by Fleur McDowell, two Teacher Aides and an office administrator.
Thanks to some generous support from Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, who have been working in school with the Mana Ake programme, we welcomed Cat and Willy into school as part of the 'Think and Be Me' programme.
There were some clear, simple messages about how to manage our 'worries', and Cat and Willy (and their friends Worry Watchdog, Angry Dragon, and Cool Cat) were amazing...we were all engaged!!
Some of our students supported the show, with Leo, Sebastien, and Ditmar shining. Ditmar's performance as the mother was perfect 😁
Teachers received a whole lot of resources to use in class, including three very cool puppets!!
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Pukehou Whanau and Friends (PWF)
Pukehou Whanau and Friends (PWF) encompass all school families, teachers & staff of Pukehou School and people of the Pukehou community that want to contribute to the welfare of Pukehou School.
