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Opua School provides specialist tuition in Music, Language, Physical Education Maori and Technology. Classroom programmes are designed to achieve the fullest potential from each child and thus ensure that children with special abilities are extended. Much is being done to ensure that children with special needs are catered for with programmes designed to support and encourage them in their holistic growth and development.

We have a top reputation for high standards and a truly caring and sharing environment.

We have a strong accent on numeracy, literacy and the arts. Our school programmes reflect the whole New Zealand curriculum with an emphasis on literacy and numeracy.

Our music programme is second to none with all children from year 4 up learning recorder and to sight read music.

Visual art has reached high standards with a long history of wins in national and local art competitions.

We participate in a wide variety of interschool activities including cross country, minor games, swimming, hockey etc.

There is a school wide emphasis on whole-school family-type activities.

We value parent input and participation in all school activities.