Home

"Whāia to Pae Tāwhiti - Pursue the Distant Horizon"

About Our School

Oroua Downs School is a well-established country school which has delivered primary education to Year 0 – 8 students since 1903. The school is situated on SH 1, 42 kilometers west of Palmerston North and 12 kilometres north of Foxton. The locality of the school ensures a diversity of students and families from Himatangi Beach, lifestyle blocks, and farms. The majority of students travel to school by bus. The current roll sits at 100 pupils. We have five classrooms. We have a turf and basketball hoops.

Today the school operates 5 classrooms with learning supported by up-to-date resources, a well-stocked library, two swimming pools, extensive playing fields, courts, and a large adventure playground. The extensive playing fields hosts the annual Lamb and Calf Day, presently called Pet Day, for which cups, ribbons and certificates have been awarded to participating students since 1938.

Keep Up To Date

Facebook

Embed Facebook Feed

What's happening at Oroua Downs School?

Upcoming Events in June

Mon 14

Term 3 Week 1

14 Jul 2025 - 18 Jul 2025

Mon 21

Term 3 Week 2

21 Jul 2025 - 25 Jul 2025

Tue 22

BoT Hui

22 Jul 2025

Fri 25

Cultural Festival @ Longburn

25 Jul 2025

Mon 28

Term 3 Week 3

28 Jul 2025 - 1 Aug 2025

Thu 31

Kahui Leaders hui -TZ

31 Jul 2025

Latest Notices

Matariki

12 Jun 2025

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15rGfdk2nRsNS7yLEoP-MeJYoXfyowq6zSgFhsuTGpM8/edit?usp=sharing

Please follow the link to see the Matariki notice that went out today.

Cross Country

3 Jun 2025

Kia Ora ē te whānau ....

Cross Country tomorrow and the weather is looking sketchy. We will make a call at 10am tomorrow. Please bring a change of clothes (House colours of possible but not necessary), come to school in uniform. There will be wetness and mud so perhaps a towel too.

Looking forward to great event. Keep an ear out on here and FB with a decision at 10am tomorrow. Thanks

TABLOIDS - Friday 4th April

26 Mar 2025

Kia Ora Beautiful people. A couple of things .....

Tomorrow, I will be sending home a lunch order form for next Friday (4th April) for our Tabloids Sports day. We are hosting the Te Kawau Cluster Event and it is run by our senior students, it will involve our whole school. I will be cancelling our school lunches for that day, there will be food to be able to be purchased or you will need to supply lunch that day for your children. More details about what is on offer will come home tomorrow, when everyone is back on site.

Our campers are aiming to leave Makahika at 1:30 so will be back in time for buses, if you would like to pick your campers up, then you are more than welcome. I am sure they will be glad to see you.

Ngā Mihi Tarnz