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Kia ora - Namaste - Talofa lava - Talofa ni - Malo e lelei - Kia orana - Fakaalofa lahi atu - Ni Hao and warm pacific greetings to you all

Welcome to our school!

We are a vibrant, thriving community in the heart of South Auckland.

At Papatoetoe West we believe that every child can experience success in their schooling and what this looks like will be different for every child. Our approach is to provide a broad curriculum with rich and meaningful learning experiences. We show commitment to our vision of E tu Kahikitea - Together we strive for growth through learning, by working with whānau and all key stakeholders to support our ākonga as best we can.

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What's happening at Papatoetoe West School?

Upcoming Events in June

Mon 16

Matariki Celebrations

16 Jun 2025 - 20 Jun 2025

Fri 20

Matariki - School Closed

20 Jun 2025

Mon 23

Week 9 Term 2

23 Jun 2025

Tue 24

Interschool League Tournament

24 Jun 2025

Thu 26

Interschool League Tournament (SD)

26 Jun 2025

Thu 26

Culminating Event

26 Jun 2025

Fri 27

End of Term 2

27 Jun 2025

Mon 30

Term Break

30 Jun 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

Latest Notices

Matariki event this Wednesday
16 Jun 2025

Kia ora e te whānau,

A reminder that we will be holding our very first Hautapu ceremony this Wednesday morning to celebrate Matariki together as a kura.

Gate 4 (nearest the hall) will be open from 5:45am–6:00am, and the ceremony will begin at 6am, so please arrive in plenty of time.

Dress warmly- dressing gowns, oodies etc are all very welcome- it will be chilly at that time of the morning!

Our Kapa Haka rōopū will be supporting with the waiata during the ceremony (not a performance), and we’re so proud of their leadership.

After the ceremony, we’ll gather together to share some warm kai- vegetable soup. We are still gratefully accepting vegetable donations for our soup until Tuesday morning. Thank you so much to everyone who has  already contributed!

We’re really looking forward to this special moment of reflection, remembrance, and new beginnings with our community.

Ngā manaakitanga,

PWS 

Samoan language week
5 Jun 2025

Talofa Lava! 

We have absolutely loved our celebrations this week - celebrating all things Samoan! 

Friendly reminder that we have encouraged cultural dress across the week and would love to see our tamariki dressed up tomorrow so finish the week on a high! 

Matariki support
3 Jun 2025

Kia ora e te whānau! 


Change of plans with our meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow for Matariki preparations.

Please email debbiek@pap-west.school.nz (or visit her in Te Kakano/Rm 9) if: 

  • you'd like to support in any of the class time activities during Week 8
  • you can support in our Matariki Hautapu on Wednesday 18th June at 6am. One of the supports we'd love is someone who is able to make fried bread!

Thank you to the families who have already donated vegetables for the morning. We are very grateful accept the donations across the next week and a half! 

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