WELCOME TO HIWINUI SCHOOL

20 Jul 2026

Next Thursday we farewell Mr Ben Baxendine from Room 5 as starts a permanent full time roll at Manchester Street School. We wish Mr B all the best. 

Due to Mr B’s vacancy we have employed Mrs Tris Weston to be our new Beginning Teacher Release in Room 5.  She will be present in Room 5 every Monday for the rest of the year.  Mrs Weston is an experienced release teacher and is looking forward to working with Mrs Renshaw and Room 5.  Please make her feel welcome. 

18 Jul 2026

Kia Ora Families

Term 3 is fast approaching and I hope your child(ren) have had a lovely school break.   

Mid-term Parent-Teacher conferences are taking place next week on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd July.  We will also have a consultation space in the Library on both days where parents are invited to respond to questions about Hiwinui School.  The Library will be open from 2:45pm - 6pm for parents/families to leave ideas and suggestions on a selection of questions and ideas.   We would love your feedback as it helps us to plan and prepare for future activities and strategic planning.

If you haven't yet booked your conference time with your child's teacher you still have time.  We would love for you to make a time to see your child's classroom teacher next week to discuss your child's progress to date. We will close the bookings space this Monday 20th July at 5pm.  To help you with your booking,  Pou Jo has kindly shared the images of where to find the school bookings in HERO (see the images attached). 

Any questions please contact your class teacher.

9 Jun 2026

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS - Hiwinui School 

The Board of Trustees of Hiwinui School invites applications from ‘out of zone’ families who wish to enrol their child  at Hiwinui School beginning in Term 3 or Term 4 2026 . The Board estimates there will be approximately 6 out-of-zone places available across Years 3-4 and Years 6-7 only.  The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within our school’s home zone.

Enrolments at Hiwinui School are governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available on our school website, or from the office. On our website you are welcome to download an ‘Out of Zone’ application form.  

The deadline for receipt of applications for our out of zone placements is Noon Thursday 9th July 2026.

If the number of applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. The ballot will be held on Monday 13 July 2026.  Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot as soon as practicable following the ballot. 

www.hiwinui.school.nz 

5 Jun 2026

We are after volunteers to supervise the Seniors cooking and preparing the sausages on Fridays for the rest of the term, you are required from 12pm -1.15pm. If you are able to help out please sign up via the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C44A8AC2EA5FC1-63773746-sausage

Any help is greatly appreciated,
Friends of Hiwinui School

 

20 May 2026

If you would like your child to be added to the “Walking Home List”, please let the office know. This list is for students who have parent approval to walk home independently.

Students who are not on this list will require parent permission communicated to the school office before walking home. This helps us keep all students safe and ensures we know each child’s after-school arrangements.

We also recommend that students walking home wear a Hi-Vis vest for visibility and safety.