Our values are an integral part of the life of our school; they encompass Pekerau ‘The Way’, assisting in establishing our school identity. Belonging to this Turangawaewae ↔ Pride Mana ↔ Spirit Wairua ↔ Unity Kotahitanga ↔ Excellence Hiranga ↔ Integrity Ngakau ↔ Respect Manaaki ↔ Our School Pekerau School, located approximately 30 kilometres south of Hamilton, was officially opened on 3 February 1958 with a roll of 263 pupils, initially known only 'Te Awamutu No. 2 school'. the official name given to this school on 17 April 1958, was supposed to be an ‘Pekerau’ abbreviation of Pekapekarau, the early Māori name for the area. The spelling should have been but was mistakenly written as Pekerau. Pekapekarau means multitude of bats’. ‘Pekarau’ ‘a Today, we are a decile four U5 school, with a current role of 330 students comprising of approximately 35% Māori students and 65% students identifying as New Zealand European and other ethnic groups. The school is made up of three syndicates - the Junior School (New Entrants, Years 1 and 2), the Middle School (Years 3 and 4) and the Senior School (Years 5 and 6). The school is also divided into four sports houses that regularly compete for points and the overall sports championship of the school for year.
Our values are an integral part of the life of our school; they encompass ‘The Pekerau Way’, assisting in establishing our school identity. Belonging to this ↔ Turangawaewae Pride ↔ Mana Spirit ↔ Wairua Unity ↔ Kotahitanga Excellence ↔ Hiranga Integrity ↔ Ngakau Respect ↔ Manaaki Our School Pekerau School, located approximately 30 kilometres south of Hamilton, was officially opened on 3 February 1958 with a roll of 263 pupils, initially known only 'Te Awamutu No. 2 school'. ‘Pekerau’ the official name given to this school on 17 April 1958, was supposed to be an abbreviation of Pekapekarau, the early Māori name for the area. The spelling should have been ‘Pekarau’ but was mistakenly written as Pekerau. Pekapekarau means ‘a multitude of bats’. Today, we are a decile four U5 school, with a current role of 330 students comprising of approximately 35% Māori students and 65% students identifying as New Zealand European and other ethnic groups. The school is made up of three syndicates - the Junior School (New Entrants, Years 1 and 2), the Middle School (Years 3 and 4) and the Senior School (Years 5 and 6). The school is also divided into four sports houses that regularly compete for points and the overall sports championship of the school for year.
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