Welcome to Puketaha School

PUKETAHA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Powerful Learners 

Located just minutes from Chartwell, Puketaha School is a rural school that provides a sheltered learning environment that is hard to find within the city limits. Puketaha focuses on creating powerful lifelong learners who love learning and know how to drive their own learning experiences. Puketaha School is a full primary school catering for learners from Years 0- 8.

LATEST NEWS

Term Dates 2025

Tuesday 17 September

Term 1:   Monday 3 Feb to Friday 11th  April

Term 2:   Monday 28 April  to Friday 27 June 

Term 3:   Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September 

Term 4:   Monday 6th October to Wed 17 December


Out of Zone Ballot for 2025

Thursday 29 August

The Puketaha School Board of Trustees has determined that there will be a single pre-enrolment period for applications for 2025. 

Applications are to be received at the school by Monday 23rd September with the ballot to be drawn on Wednesday 25th September.

The board has determined that there will be separate ballots held for different year levels with the following spaces. 

17 spaces for Year 0 Terms 2,3,4;  18 spaces for Year 1 Term 1, 4 spaces for Year 3 and 9 spaces in Year 6.

There are no spaces available in the following year levels - 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8


Term Dates 2024

Monday 4 September

Term 1: 1 February to 12 April
Term 2: 29 April to 5 July
Term 3: 22 July to 27 September
Term 4: 14 October to 17 December