Mission Statement — Westburn Te Kura o Hereora aims to provide a positive, supportive, and stimulating environment where children can achieve success in their learning.

General Goals

Westburn School aims to promote and nurture children's holistic development through:

• empowering children to think creatively, reflectively and to be motivated in all aspects of their learning, recognising and responding to children's individual differences and special needs,
  
• encouraging children to attain competence in the essential learning areas,
  
• providing opportunities for children to develop appropriate essential skills; and
  
• acknowledging and enhancing the relationship between the school and its community.