http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.matamata.school.nz en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:59:09 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/152300/whats-happening-at-matamata-christian-school/ For several years now Matamata Christian School has been blessed with strong roll growth, taking student enrolment inquiries above the present roll cap of 120, and the demand continues to grow. Something had to be done, so the owners of the school property applied to increase the roll cap to 180 students and increase the teaching year level from year 8 to year 10. This application has been approved by the Ministry of Education and will apply incrementally over 2026 and 2027. Parents and cur... Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:07:33 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post152300 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/134521/what-is-a-state-integrated-school/ New Zealand parents enjoy the choice of sending their children to a State school, (including Maori-medium/Maori language schools), a State integrated school, a Charter school or a Private school.State school properties are owned and funded by the Government, however State Integrated and Private school properties are privately owned or leased, and to supplement Government funding, parents make contributions towards property development and upkeep.State and State Integrated schools recei... Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post134521 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/149987/voting-closes-at-4-00pm-wednesday-10th-september/ Voting papers have been provided to all of those who are on the electoral role. The forms have been sent home in envelopes with the school newsletter on Monday 11th August. School parents please ensure that you receive these, as they are your voting papers and no further voting papers are available. Each voter received a voting paper, (coloured green), a voting cover letter with instructions about how to vote, and an envelope to return the voting papers, (which may be used for posting them,... Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:01:36 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post149987 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/147240/2025-school-board-elections-are-in-progress/ School board elections are in progress. The main roll is closed and available at the school office. The supplementary roll is now available at the school office for late enrolments, and will close at noon Monday 4th August. Please feel free to check that your name is on either roll.Only parents of children at the school can nominate and vote, however a candidate in a parent representative election does not need to be a parent of a student enrolled at the school. If you are a school parent then y... Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post147240 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/143801/friends--founders-day-dinner-2025-followed-by-agm/ Come along and enjoy a meal and fellowship with our school family. The food is on us. Click/tap here to order your family meals.... Sun, 11 May 2025 17:03:20 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post143801 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/143802/the-numbers-just-keep-on-growing/ Matamata Christian School has grown significantly over the past few years, resulting in a full enrolment and a waiting list of eager students. Owned by Peria Christian Education Incorporated, our school is known for its strong Christian values and community focus. To meet growing demand, plans are underway to extend our roll cap to 175 and offer education up to Year 10.We invite members of Peria Christian Education Inc to consider becoming a part of this exciting growth. The Proprietor Board is ... Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:21:46 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post143802 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/143848/stations-of-the-cross/ STATIONS OF THE CROSS is this Tuesday (8th of April) - Come along at any time between 6pm - 8pm! Each year, as part of our preparations for Easter, we hold a Stations of the Cross event. Stations of the Cross is a contemplative event. We will set up stations for you and your family to move around and engage in some of the events surrounding Jesus' time leading up to what He did for us on the Cross. We want families to be able to come, think and engage with this together.It is meant to be a relat... Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:51:28 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post143848 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/142977/mighty-small-schools-swimming-sports/ We're always so proud of all of our students that are trying their best each week and it's great to celebrate this together. Congratulations to everyone who took part in our Mighty Small School’s Swimming Sports on Thursday.It was a beautiful day and it was wonderful to watch all of our Year 3—8 students compete in events alongside Te Poi, Kuranui and Wairere Schools. This was a great event and it was brilliant to see parents and whānau come and enjoy the spectacle. Our students did brillia... Sat, 15 Mar 2025 21:15:37 +1300 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post142977 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/129424/friends--founders-day-dinner-2024-followed-by-agm/ Come along and enjoy a meal and fellowship with our school family. The food is on us. Click/tap here to order your family meals.... Wed, 29 May 2024 12:08:03 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post129424 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/post/128151/keeping-on-growing/ Minute secretary wanted - Help needed for Friends & Founders Day prayer breakfast and free dinner - Proprietor Board designated seats on the School Board - How to nominate a Proprietor Board Trustee and closing deadline... Thu, 09 May 2024 10:38:33 +1200 http://www.matamata.school.nz/blog/#post128151