About our School​

St Francis School is a state integrated school, which means that the buildings are owned by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland while the school operating costs are met via the Ministry of Educations state operating grant. Currently we have a roll of 60 students.​

2019 School Term	Date​
Term 1	4th February to 12th April
Term 2	29th April to 5th July
Term 3	22nd July to 27th September
Term 4	14th October to 18th December

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School Hours

Our school day begins at 9am and finishes at 3pm. We like all children to be at school before 9am so they have time to prepare themselves for the day, but not before 8.30am as this is a valuable time for teachers to meet and prepare for the day.

​Once a child has arrived at school they are not permitted to leave the school grounds until 3pm unless parental permission is given directly to a staff member.

9am	School Commences
10.40am - 11.00am​	Morning Interval​
12.30pm - 1.30pm​	Lunch​
3pm​	School finishes​

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Reporting an absence

If your child is going to be away from school we encourage parents/caregivers to contact the school either in person, phone or e-mail. This is to ensure that everyone is aware of where the child is, safe at home and not missing between home and school. Should there be no contact by the family the school will endeavor to contact the parents/caregivers to check the whereabouts of the child.

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​Buses

Students attending a Catholic Integrated school are eligible for school transport assistance where there are no bus routes if...

• They are under 10 years and live more than 3.2 km from their nearest Catholic Integrated school or...
• They are over ten years and live more than 4.8km from their nearest Catholic Integrated School.
• We have buses that pick children from up the coast and out towards Puriri. We are currently working on getting a bus from Ngatea for the future. If you would like to be considered for the Ngatea bus route, please give your name and address to the school office.

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Communication between school and home

We consider this a vital link to helping your child achieve their full potential. We actively encourage both formal and informal get-together with parents through a series of school gatherings, Masses and Liturgies, sporting events, parent-teacher-child 3 way learning conferences interviews and written reports. If you would like to contact a teacher the best time for this is 3.10pm - 3.30pm except on a Monday & Thursdays which is staff meeting nights.

Each Friday our newsletter is emailed out to the school community. If you would like a hard copy of the newsletter please let our office know.

EMAIL OFFICE