Welcome to
MALFROY SCHOOL 2026
Nau mai! Haere Mai!
At Malfroy School we recognise that parents, caregivers and whānau are at the “heart to children’s learning”. This support is especially important in learning fundamental skills such as early literacy and numeracy skills. When your child begins at Malfroy School we will assess your child’s prior knowledge and skills and build on those to develop the children into independent lifelong learners.
- Our Vision – Building confident, self directed, life long learners and responsible citizens.
- Our Beliefs – We strive to do our personal best and help make a happy caring school.
- We Value -Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Inclusion of all, Respect for Diversity, Mana Whenua as our foundation.
- Our Principles – Learners at the center, barrier free access, high expectations, 21st Century learners, a commitment to giving effect to the principles of Te Tiriti.
C – Collaboration
P – Problem Solving
R – Risk taking (with their learning) and being
I – Identity aware.
Our STRATEGIC GOALS 2025-2026
- All ākonga at Malfroy are ENGAGED in their learning.
- All ākonga at Malfroy are PROGRESSING in their learning.
Our STATEGIC PRIORITIES
- Our Learners at Malfroy – An inclusive safe environment that builds resilience and promotes hauora. Improve and accelerate learning outcomes through elements of Visible Learning.
- Our Malfroy Community – Board, parents and whānau are knowledgeable with learning so that they can better support their children’s learning.
- Our Teachers and Leaders – The integration of evaluation, inquiry, and knowledge building processes and the professional capability to engage in, and use these processes, create the organizational conditions for improving student outcomes.
Te Korowai o tō Mātou Kura – This featured mural is the ‘cloak of our school’. It embraces the school community, which is held by two birds of peace. Children adorn the top of the korowai. They are ‘ngā taongā’ (treasures of our school).
We welcome all enquiries and an opportunity to meet you!
Tēnā koutou! Tēnā koutou! Tēnā koutou katoa!
Who are we?
Our Belief: We strive to do our personal best to help make a happy, caring school
Vision: Building confidence, self directed, lifelong learners and responsible citizens
Values: Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Inclusion of All, Respect for Diversity, Wellbeing for Success
"Te Korowai O To Matou Kura"- "The Cloak of Our School".
Te Korowai O To Matou Kura“- embraces the school community, which is held high by two birds of peace. Children adorn the top of the korowai. They are ‘nga taonga’ (treasures) of our school.
Level 2 features: ‘poutama’ (stairway to heaven); ABC and 123 represent literacy and numeracy; baskets of knowledge – Te kete tuauri – traditions; Te kete tuatea – practical skills; Te kete aronui – love, peace and goodness; mangopare and mangopai for strength we gain from each other.
Level 3 depicts the skills and competencies the students will develop and use to fit the puzzle pieces of learning together. The handprints belong to the twelve students who assisted with the painting of this artwork. They were Ben Mc Adams, Aneesha Dahya, Georgina Mc Phee, Zara Molijn, Grace Bassett, Rain Gotz-Tier, Bailey Morrison, Sarah Oehlrich, Hana Sisay, Te Moana Ryan, Nieve Stephens, and Stevee-Lee Gardiner.
Central to Level 4 is the family with the two children playing with sports’ balls. On the left we use the geyser to acknowledge our hometown of Rotorua. On the right ‘nga hau e wha’ (the four winds) acknowledges the multicultural nature…
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