Kia Ora te whānau o te kura o Aorere.
Ko Moketapu te Maunga
Ko Maitahi te awa
Ko Aorere te Moana
Ko Ben Gully Taku papa
Ko Shirley Fulford Taku mama
Ko Kate Gully toku wahine
Ko Jessica Gully toku tamariki
Ko Jack Gully toku tamariki
Ko Hugh Gully ahau
It is a great honour to be leading Collingwood Area School into the next phase of our journey. It is a school with a strong identity and culture evidenced by manaakitanga (respect and caring) and whanaungatanga (relationships).
We are positioned in a unique setting overlooking the magnificent Whakamaramara Range with a catchment of whanau that come from as far as the West Coast to Tasman Bay. Our cohort includes New Entrants to Year 13.
Our challenge is to continue to provide opportunities for all of our akonga (learners) that allows them to “Ka eke ngātahi tātou i te ngaru o te angitu” – (Together we ride the lifelong wave of success).
We are in exciting times as we look at our 21 Century learners and how to meet their changing needs which will inform the plans for a total new school rebuild that is planned.
Ngā mihi nui
Hugh Gully
Principal