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About Our School

Oroua Downs School is a well-established country school which has delivered primary education to Year 0 – 8 students since 1903. The school is situated on SH 1, 42 kilometers west of Palmerston North and 12 kilometres north of Foxton. The locality of the school ensures a diversity of students and families from Himatangi Beach, lifestyle blocks, and farms. The majority of students travel to school by bus. The current roll sits at 100 pupils. We have five classrooms. We have a turf and basketball hoops.

Today the school operates 5 classrooms with learning supported by up-to-date resources, a well-stocked library, two swimming pools, extensive playing fields, courts, and a large adventure playground. The extensive playing fields hosts the annual Lamb and Calf Day, presently called Pet Day, for which cups, ribbons and certificates have been awarded to participating students since 1938.

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Upcoming Events in April

Mon 28

Term 2 Week1

28 Apr 2025 - 2 May 2025

Tue 29

Board Hui

29 Apr 2025

Wed 30

N4L Meeting: Oroua Downs School - EP & SA Q1 (11/03)

30 Apr 2025

Wed 30

FW: ORS Writing Workshop

30 Apr 2025

Latest Notices

TABLOIDS - Friday 4th April
26 Mar 2025

Kia Ora Beautiful people. A couple of things .....

Tomorrow, I will be sending home a lunch order form for next Friday (4th April) for our Tabloids Sports day. We are hosting the Te Kawau Cluster Event and it is run by our senior students, it will involve our whole school. I will be cancelling our school lunches for that day, there will be food to be able to be purchased or you will need to supply lunch that day for your children. More details about what is on offer will come home tomorrow, when everyone is back on site.

Our campers are aiming to leave Makahika at 1:30 so will be back in time for buses, if you would like to pick your campers up, then you are more than welcome. I am sure they will be glad to see you.

 

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