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I’m proud to serve as the tumuaki (principal) of our beautiful kura.
We are a Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 learners, offering a rich, nurturing environment where every child is known and valued. With dedicated staff, strong teaching, and after-school care, we support each child’s growth in faith, learning, and wellbeing.
Our community is wonderfully diverse, and we honour and celebrate the unique cultures, languages, and identities that make us who we are.
As tumuaki, I see myself as a kaitiaki – a guardian of our kura. My role is to protect what matters most: our land, our history, our faith, and our people. I carry with me the whakataukī: "Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua" – I walk backwards into the future with my eyes on the past. It reminds me to lead with strength, grounded in identity and ancestry.
At the heart of our school is The Holy Cross WAY, built on three core values:
Whānau – Be Inclusive
Aroha – Be Kind
YES! – Be Brave and Take Risks
These values guide how we live, learn, and grow together. We regularly ask our ākonga and staff:
Are we including others? Are we being kind? Are we being brave?
These are the same values Jesus lived out — he welcomed all, showed deep compassion, and led with courage. We invite you to come and experience that spirit here at Holy Cross.
“Let all that you do be done in love.”
– 1 Corinthians 16:14
We’d love to welcome you into our whānau.
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Kia Ora Holy Cross Whānau
We hope you are well and ready for our final term of 2025!
Exciting things are happening in term 4 whānau. As we head into the festive season, there will be many opportunities for us to come together and connect as a community. We have our family picnic coming up, our year 8 graduation and of course the end of year Christmas liturgy. The Parents’ Group are also looking ahead to 2026 by organizing some fundraisers to help our school with resources in 2026!
Calendar Art for Christmas
Stuck on what to get your family and friends for Christmas? Don’t worry, we got you covered! In the coming weeks you will be able to purchase beautifully crafted artworks, made by your tamariki and turned into calendars, notebooks, diaries and more! These products will be made available to purchase for you and all your family and friends at low cost prices. As an added bonus each item purchased will raise funds for our school. Keep an eye out for more information on how you can get your hands on these amazing gifts.
Christmas raffle at New World
During the weekend of 7th & 8th of November, the wonderful team at Miramar New World have kindly agreed to let us host a community raffle outside their store. This will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with our wider community and invite them to help us to raise funds for our incredible school. All we need from you whānau is your time! Over the next week, you will see some sign-up sheets going up around the school, asking if you would like to give some time to sell raffle tickets. All you will need to bring, is your smile and sense of fun! We know weekends are precious and busy so any support you are able to give will be greatly appreciated!
Fundraising for our school means every dollar raised goes back to our school to help with much needed resources, experiences for our tamariki and to help continue the exceptional work happening in our school.
See you all soon and thank you for always supporting your Parents’ Group!
Holy Cross Parents’ Group
Middle and Seniors 10.30am - 12.30pm and 1.20pm - 2.40pm (at Polo grounds across from school)
Juniors 11.30am - 12.30pm (at school)
Pie order pick up, this Wednesday 8 October
Pick up your pies from 2pm - 3pm in the hall.
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