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Welcome, everybody, and let me introduce Ōuruhia Model School.
We are your local school... a traditional family-friendly country school, modern and forward-thinking, with a rich and varied curriculum based in our community: Our people; Our Place; Our Future.
We want Ōuruhia Model School to be fun, memorable, and relevant. One of our mottos is "Learning for Life and Making it Count." We want students to love learning, be curious, and having lots of "Wow!" moments. Students with those attitudes and experiences will be motivated and engaged, and keen to make every step count on the road ahead... the road to a successful and positive future.
At Ōuruhia Model School our children grow to be strong in the personal qualities we emphasise: being Thinkers and Independent learners, who are Caring & Sharing and have a Can-Do Attitude.
We welcome enquiries about enrolments for children from New Entrants to Year 8. We would love to meet you and show you around our school.
Pease email principal@ouruhia.school.nz for more information, or phone 03 323 8855.
22 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
24 Oct 2025
The Community Dental Service will be closed for the upcoming school holidays
Closed from: Friday 19th September,
Reopening on: Monday 6th October.
Six of our community dental clinics will be open during this School Holiday period:
Aranui (240 Breezes Road)
Burnside (96a Memorial Avenue)
Kaiapoi (65 Raven Quay)
Hornby (2 Hei Hei Road)
Ashburton (38 Elizabeth Street)
Timaru (18 Woollcombe Street)
If your child is experiencing any dental pain/discomfort, you can call us on 0800 846 983 and/or email: commdental@cdhb.health.nz and one of our clinicians will contact you
I hope all families are looking forward to the upcoming holiday break and a well-deserved rest as Term 3 draws to a close. We are excited to announce that in Term 4, Katrina Shepherd will be stepping into her new role as our permanent Principal, bringing fresh enthusiasm and leadership to our school community. Meanwhile, Lisa Hewitt will be assisting another school as their Acting Deputy Principal for the term. I'd like to thank Lisa for her contribution during her time as Acting Principal and wish her all the best in her new temporary role.
Ngā mihi nui
Gabrielle Wall
Commissioner
Kia ora all
Just a reminder that the children are swimming the next 2 weeks.
The juniors are swimming first at 11am - Kā Putahi and Pūharakekenui followed by Waimakariri at 11.30am.
If your children are unable to swim can you please let me know.
Have a great day.
Ngā mihi nui
Raewyn Willocks
Office Manager/Student Liaison Manager
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