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To ensure our students are able to take their place in the world they will be Resilient, Resourceful, Respectful and Responsible individuals

Principal's Welcome

Gorge Road School is a Year 1-8, full primary school located on the Southern Scenic Route to the Catlins between Invercargill and Fortrose. We are staffed with three teachers for core curriculum areas, and a teaching Principal. Our staff brings a range of expertise, abilities and interests to their classrooms, providing a broad foundation for creative and exciting educational opportunities and positive learning outcomes for all of our students.

Our school is a key part of the Gorge Road community and is well served by a team of highly professional and skilled staff, an efficiently run Board of Trustees led by Dianne, and an enthusiastic PTA led by Kim .

Gorge Road School is part of the Lower Mataura Valley Community of Learning and the Southern Zone Cluster of Schools. The Zone offers a wide range of sports as well as opportunities to mix with seven other schools for inter-school sporting and cultural experiences. The Zone also runs a programme especially for Years 7 & 8 students.

Our small class sizes allow us to ensure optimum levels of achievement for all students by engaging them in personalised learning relevant to their needs, so they are challenged and motivated to work hard, and to enjoy their successes.

We pride ourselves on being a vibrant multi-cultural environment, with students identifying as NZ European, Indonesian, Dutch, Filipino and Maori. See our performance at Polyfest 2019.

We are committed to maintaining strong partnerships between school and home.
We believe that the best learning takes place with positive, transparent communication, and encourage you to share your comments regarding your child’s learning with us.

Jenny Craig

PRINCIPAL

What's happening at Gorge Road School?

Upcoming Events in March

Mon 24

GRS Swimming

24 Mar 2025

Tue 25

School Photos

25 Mar 2025

Latest Notices

Reminders GRS Wk 8 no newsletter

20 Mar 2025

Tēnā koutou / Greetings to all,

As it is a short week there is not a full newsletter today just a few reminders.

REMINDER: Friday 21 March (tomorrow) is a TEACHER ONLY DAY, and so there are no buses and no school for Gorge Road School children.
Please check if you have children at other schools, because this Teacher Only Day may not apply to them.

Tuesday 25th March is school photos. The Southern Snapz team sound like they will be here bright and early, starting with family photos first @ 8:50am.
Siblings straight after, moving on to class and then school photos. Any changes I will put on Skool loop Monday.

Stationary invoices were emailed out on Friday, some of you speedy families have already paid. Thank you!
After talking to a couple of you it is apparent that not everyone received the invoice, I will send them out again.
Please check your spam folders over the weekend. If you have any queries or concerns, please email or ring me and I will get back to you ASAP. J

The Restricted Fire season will be lifted to an Open Fire Season from 8am Tuesday 18 March.

This means permits are no longer required for outdoor fries. Firelighters are still responsible for their fires and need to
take care by checking conditions before lighting and ensuring they have adequate resources on hand to control their fire/s.
A Restricted Fire Season remains in place around plantation forests, Awarua Wetlands, and Department of Conservation land.

Ngā mihi nui,

Brendan Mason (he,him)
kaiwhakahaere tari / Office Manager

Tēnā koutou / Greetings to all

14 Mar 2025

Tēnā koutou / Greetings to all,
Short week next week with Teachers Only Day on Friday.

School Board meeting on Monday.

New manager at the GR country club, poke your head in say hi plus memberships are due.

Go the Highlanders and Up the Wahs!!!

F1 qualifying tonight for Liam Lawson in Melbourne...

Big weekend ahead for sure, I'm off to sort out a sheep pen/run over the weekend.....

If anyone is interested in more details about the event below email Gay.

School questionnaire

12 Mar 2025

Good afternoon folks,

Just a reminder to return the questionnaire that went home on Monday.
One tick per question, nice and easy so we can gauge what is important to our school community.

Have a great week..