

Anchored in MANA
Principal's Welcome

Tēnā koutou katoa,
Gordonton school is a mid-sized, full-primary, rural school on the outskirts of Hamilton, the 4th largest metropolitan city in Aotearoa.
Our children are at the centre of all that we do at Gordonton School and we are a dedicated team of professional educators committed to supporting our children to be the best they can be. We strive to offer a range of academic, cultural and sporting experiences to ensure that all children can participate, and achieve success in a range of areas.
Our high expectations for learning and behaviour, alongside our school values of Manaakitanga, Awhina, Ngakau Pono and Ako support the caring, positive and inclusive environment that we create and maintain.
A great importance is placed on forming relationships where learners feel safe being challenged and taking risks, where goal setting is part of the learning process and where celebrating progress and success is part of everyday life.
Our aim is to empower students to be confident, connected, actively involved lifelong learners and to leave our school after year 8 fully prepared for secondary school.
I am proud to lead and be part of such a fantastic school community so committed to creating a 21st century learning environment which prepares our children for the future.
We have an actively involved parent and whanau community and close links with Ngaati Wairere, the Tangata Whenua at Hukanui Marae.
When you enrol your child at Gordonton School you are agreeing to be a partner in your child's learning. This is really important to us as you are their first teachers and working together, we will achieve so much more.
Welcome to our school.
Ngā mihi
Keith O’Donnell
MEd Leadership (hons), Grad Dip Tchg, Grad Dip DR, DipNZPol.
Principal
At Gordonton School we are Anchored in MANA

Manaakitanga
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Kindness, care and respect.

Awhina
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Supporting others to be the best they can be

Ngākau Pono
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Integrity, loyalty and honesty
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Doing the right thing

Ako
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Quality teaching and learning
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Mahi tahi - learning together
Contact Us
Woodlands Rd, RD1, Hamilton, New Zealand
07 824 3602
Sports Committee - sports@gordonton.school.nz
PTA - pta@gordonton.school.nz
After school care - Lisa Blake lisablake18@yahoo.co.nz

Enrolment
If you would like to have a look around our school, please contact the office to arrange a visit.
Gordonton School has an enrolment scheme. Please check here to see if you are in our zone.


International Students
We are a signatory to the International Code of Practice and we welcome international students. Our Board employs a qualified teacher/tutor to assist these students and other English Second Language students with English language development.
2025 Term Dates
Meet the teacher conferences: Monday 3rd Feb
School Starts at 8.55am Tuesday 4th February, 2025
Term 1
Tues 4th Feb - Fri 11th April
Thurs 6th Feb - Waitangi Day
Easter and ANZAC Days are in the Holidays
Term 2
Monday 28th April - Fri 27th June
Friday 30th May - TOD - school closed
Monday 2nd June - King's Birthday
Friday 20th June Matariki -school closed
Term 3
Monday 14th July - Friday 19th September
Monday 11th August - TOD - school closed
Term 4
Monday 6th October - Wednesday 16th December
Monday 27th October - Labour day
What's on in Term 4
Term 4 Events
October
Monday 6 First Day of Term
Friday 10 Assembly
Tuesday 14 PCT challenge; BOT meeting
Wednesday 15 Targa Rally
Friday 17 Ag Day
Monday 20 Group Day
Thurs 23 Strike Day - school is open for supervision
Monday 27 Labour Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Wednesday 29 Orini Fun Day
Friday 31 Assembly
November
Tuesday 4 Te Pihinga Kiwi House Trip
Wednesday 5 Gumboot Day
Friday 7 Senior Athletics Day
10-14 Swim Safe
Friday 14 Assembly
Wednesday 19 EWCS Athletics
Thursday 20 Junior Athletics
Tuesday 25 Te Mahuri Beach Trip
Friday 28 Assembly
December
Thurs 4 Christmas in the Paddock
Friday 12 Assembly
Tuesdays 16 Prizegiving
Tuesday 16 Last Day of Term
Keeping up to date
We try our best to communicate events with parents. There are a number of ways that we do this. The website is one way. You can download our weekly newsletters from our website.
We recommend you print out the term overview in the first newsletter of each term and put that on your fridge.
We also have Spotlight, Facebook and email. Occasionally we send home paper newsletters as well.

Newsletters
Look out for our newsletters on Mondays.
Click here for Term calendar
