Our School

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All schools must operate under the provisions of the Education Act of 1989. Boards of trustees govern all state and integrated schools in New Zealand. 

The boards are made up of:

• elected parent and community volunteers
• the school principal
• a student representative
• a staff representative
• and in state integrated schools – representatives of the property owner.

Independent schools are governed by committees, trustee boards and management boards acting on behalf of the owners.

The Board governs the school, employs the staff and manages school property.  Every board must establish a charter which sets out the aims and objectives of the school.  Boards of trustees are then accountable for meeting the objectives in their charter and for managing the funds they receive from the government to run the school.  They are required to present an annual report to the Ministry of Education which is available for you to see.

The role of the principal is to manage the day-to-day activities of the school within the policies set by the Board.  A principal is also usually responsible for assessing staff performance.

Parent groups also provide support to schools. Parents are encouraged to help out however they can at their child’s school. Check with your school to see how you might be involved.

Our Board consists of 5 parents elected by parents of pupils for a 3 year term, the Principal and a staff representative, elected by fellow staff members.

The Board meets at 6.30pm on the 3rd or 4th Monday of each month, excluding January. The Board welcomes members of the public who wish to attend meetings. Anyone wishing to address The Board however can only do so with prior agreement from the chairperson.

Ellerslie School receives funding from the Ministry of Education for the basics required for educating our children.  Your support of the fundraising group’s activities enables the school to provide our children with more.

• Our main purpose is to raise funds for the school.
• We work on behalf of the school.
• Our group is made up of parents and teachers who volunteer their time.
• All funds raised go directly to the benefit of our children.

Check out our new Ellerslie School Book Fair page! https://www.facebook.com/ellerslieschoolbookfair/
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The purpose of the PTA is to run social events that have the aim to foster relationships between school families, teachers and the wider community.  We fund and organise fun events throughout the year such as the family picnic, Bingo and trivia nights, and the annual school disco. These events are not held to raise money; they are held as social events and are a great way to meet other families.  The PTA also make donations to the school throughout the year.

Sausages are available for lunch every Friday for $2.  Orders can be placed online with the Kindo ordering system by 9am Friday, or in your child’s classroom on Friday morning.  Sausages are delivered to your child’s classroom at lunchtime.  If you are interested in helping with the sausage sizzle and can spare around 1 hour (approx 11.15am-12.30pm) on a Friday, once or twice per term please contact pta@ellerslie.school.nz.  The sausage sizzle helps to pay for PTA events and donations to the school throughout the year.

We welcome and request help with the Friday sausage sizzle and the annual school disco held in term 3. We also welcome you to come along to one of our meetings to see what the PTA is about, there is no pressure to join but we welcome new members to our small group. Check out the notice board at the front of the school or the school’s website for our meeting dates and more information.