We are delighted to announce that we will be moving our new communication and reporting system to Hero in 2025.

Hero is an online sharing platform with a complementary parent app. Hero allows schools to customise an online environment that enables teachers, students, and parents to view and share content anytime, anywhere on any device.

The software is secure, easy to use and brings together all school-related information in one place. 

With Hero, you can:

• Read and comment on posts relating to your child’s learning

• View information on your child’s progress and goals,

• Read and comment on school notices sent to the class or groups your child is part of

• Respond to school notices such as surveys and trip permission requests

• View school term dates

• View a school calendar of events

• Notify the school if your child is absent or late

• Book your school interviews

• Navigate to other school-related web pages

• Customise your account by adding a profile image

• Select how you wish to receive notifications

Please make sure your email address is correct in our current SMS system. If you have changed your email address, please let us know by emailing secretary@whitau.school.nz. This will make the data transfer process smoother.

You can download the Hero app in preparation for next year. Please note we will be starting slowly with the use of Hero's different features as the teachers get used to the programme. Our data transfer is not happening until mid-January which means you will not be able to connect to your child's account yet.