"Whāia to Pae Tāwhiti - Pursue the Distant Horizon"

 

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 November

Mon 10

Term 4 Week 6

10 Nov 2025 - 14 Nov 2025

Thu 13

Diabetes Mufti Day

13 Nov 2025

Fri 14

TK Athletics @ Massey

14 Nov 2025

Mon 17

Term 4 Week 7

17 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025

Thu 20

Immunisation - Yr 1

20 Nov 2025

Mon 24

Term 4 Week 8

24 Nov 2025 - 28 Nov 2025

Fri 28

Badge Assembly

28 Nov 2025

Latest Notices

Raffle Tickets
13 Nov 2025

Lamb and Calf Day information
30 Oct 2025

Please click on the link to see the information.

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ns4RH0qEykUFcSsJ_N4vHOgh3lRSn5GLoCzQ1qS8XJU/edit?usp=sharing

Ag Day
29 Oct 2025

We are very much looking forward to a wonderful Ag.Day on Friday.


We have food available on the day: (school lunches are not available)
Sausage, hot drinks and fizzy $2 each.
Cookie, chippies, Brownie and ice blocks $1 each.

We will also have our amazing school tea towels for sale too at only $12 each.

Bring your baked goods into your class when you arrive, find your number and then pop outside and support our peers.

We are very much looking forward to our farming character of our area. Wishing all those that are bringing livestock all the best, we know the hard work that goes in behind this day. 

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Ocean Beach Eatery Foxton Beach Flipp Transport Limited Falkner builders Kate Lemon - Property Brokers Laser Electrical Manawatu Graham Civil Contractors Ltd Fantail Gardening Central Districts Surveys Ltd
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