How does our place work?

2025 mid-term dates for schools with cohort entry

Following consultation and review the School Board sets the strategic priorities and goals for the school to be implemented and achieved by school leadership and staff through the implementation process.

The purpose of our Concerns and Complaints policy is to provide clear guidelines for the school community in raising and resolving concerns and complaints.

You may need to make contact with us for various reasons - below please find the relevant information to help you with this.

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The Board of Trustees receives Operational Funding from the Government to implement the goals of the school's strategic plan, and for the running of the school. In addition to this the Board accepts donations from families.

Te Ara Huarau - evaluation approach to school improvement

Enrolling your child at school is an exciting time. We look forward to working with you and your child to help their learning thrive.

School enrolment zones stop schools from getting overcrowded, and gives children who live in the school area (the zone) a guarantee that they can go to their local school.

We encourage wrap free/litter free lunch boxes.

Students can bring their scooters and skateboards to school for use in the skate park at break times.

Please find information below in regard to activities for children

Our school uses HERO as our New Zealand Ministry of Education approved student management and reporting system. HERO shares our school’s vision to put student learning at the centre of all that we do.

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At times children may need to have or take medication at school - below is the process for this to be possible.

We invite you to access and review our school policies and procedures.

Gemma Greenwood is the Public Health Nurse connected with our Lyttelton School community and can provide confidential and free nursing support as part of the Lyttelton School team.

A range of basic preventive, treatment and specialist dental services are available to eligible children and provided by the Ministry of Health to schools through the Community Dental Service (see notice at end re holiday care).

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If your child is going to be absent from school due to sickness or for any other reason - please notify the school office.

Lyttelton Primary School utilises an online reporting tool called HERO. Our aim has been to implement a system that allows the teachers, parents and students to view a child’s learning journey via the internet in a secure, easy and useful way.

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The Ministry of Education provides a range of whānau-friendly resources to support children's learning in reading, writing, and maths at home.

The 2025 school year runs from Friday 7th February to Thursday 18 December.

The school day is based around student attendance from 8.55am to 3.00pm. Most of our learning activities occur in the open learning spaces and adjacent outdoor spaces. From time to time activities are planned for outdoor areas, the multi-purpose hall space and off-site locations.

Our logo - the octopus - represents Ngati Wheke, our tangata whenua.