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Colwill School

LEARN TO LIVE

Our Colwill School Massey Community helps our local people to learn to live, to be caring, be kind and to be careful!

Colwill School Massey is a state, co-educational, full primary school catering for school Years 1 to 8 (New Entrant through to the end of Intermediate), is an inclusive school and welcomes children of all abilities and cultures. Colwill School Massey is a truly multicultural environment with about 30 different ethnic groups, all respected and treasured.

Students experience a broad curriculum within an inclusive culture. They are given many opportunities to express and enjoy their own culture and to learn about the cultures of others. We regularly host international students. Colwill School is building strong community partnerships with all Maori and Pasifika groups and has a thriving performing arts cultural group. It aims to be the school of choice for the local community who want a seamless education for students from Years 1-8 and to have Y8 students ‘high school ready’.

Students with super-powers, including those with different needs, are encouraged and appreciated at Colwill and all their powers will be developed to their fullest capabilities. We have a satellite unit of Arohanui School.

The school feels warm and welcoming, the students are polite and friendly and care about their friends, the staff and their school environment. The gardens are attractively planted and restful; there is a Hall, a heated swimming pool used for nearly half the year and large playing fields.

The first point of contact for our Parents as enrolments take place with Nicky, our Welfare Engagement and Enrolment Officer.

We have a dedicated staff of teachers and senior management, language assistants and teacher aides, SENCO and SWIS who are focused on the needs of all our students. There is an after-school study centre. Samoan Preschool is also available Monday to Wednesday in the Community Hub.

All students are supported to learn lots and give everything a go!

What's happening at Colwill School Massey?

Upcoming Events in August

Mon 17

Teacher Only Day - No School

17 Aug 2026

Latest Notices

Attendance: Being on Time for School

7 Aug 2026

Attendance: Being on Time for School

Today we had 66 students arrive late to school.

Our school day begins promptly at 8:50am, and we ask that all students arrive before 8:50am so they are ready to start learning when the bell goes.

Arriving at school before 8:50am helps children to:

settle into the classroom and prepare for the day
organise their belongings and complete morning routines
connect with their teacher and classmates
feel calm, confident and ready to learn
avoid missing important literacy and mathematics learning that begins as soon as the bell goes.
Even arriving just a few minutes late can mean children miss valuable learning time and can find it harder to settle into the day's programme.

The Ministry of Education expects students to attend school on time and for the full school day. Establishing a consistent morning routine helps children develop positive attendance habits that support their learning and wellbeing.

Thank you for supporting your child by ensuring they arrive at school before 8:50am each day. Every minute of learning counts!

Northwest Tutoring

3 Aug 2026

Northwest Tutoring

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At Success Tutoring Northwest, we’re proud to support Kiwi students with personalised, high-impact tutoring that builds academic confidence and helps learners reach their full potential.

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Colwill School Uniform Standards

25 Jul 2026

Colwill School Massey Dress Standards

1. In the interest of safety, students may wear a watch and only one pair of stud
earrings (1x stud in each ear). All other jewellery is prohibited, including body
piercings. Cultural jewellery will need to be approved on an individual basis.

2. All students are required to wear safe, comfortable enclosed shoes that are
suitable for sports, with ankle socks (white, black or navy). Sandals, with a
back strap, may be worn in summer. No CROCS or JANDALS.

3. Students are required to wear a bucket hat in the summer - Terms 1 and 4
e.g. Year 0-1 blue bucket hat
Year 2-8 red bucket hat.
All bucket hats are supplied by the school and must remain at school.
Students cannot wear the bucket hats home.

4. Students must always be clean and tidy.

5. Hair should be tied back if it is shoulder length or longer (and off the face).

6. Dying hair in unnatural tones is not permitted.

7. Nail extensions, nail polish and eyelash extensions are not permitted.

8. Full school uniform is to be worn to and from school.

9. Parents will be required to commit to supporting the Colwill School Massey Dress Standards for their child at enrolment.

10. Parents will be notified of any uniform concerns.

Dress-Standards.docx

Information for Parents/Caregivers - HPV Vaccination in schools Year 7/8

25 Jun 2026

Information for Parents/Caregivers - HPV Vaccination in schools

Please read the attachment.

Information-for-Parents-Caregivers-HPV-vaccination-in-schools-1-3.pdf

School Gardens

16 Jun 2026

School Gardens

At Colwill School, we are teaching our students to be kind, caring, and careful around our plants, trees, and gardens. This means walking around garden areas rather than through them, and helping to protect the plants that make our school environment beautiful.

We would appreciate your support by reminding your child about this expectation at home and modelling it as a family when visiting parks, gardens, and other outdoor spaces.

Thank you for helping us teach our tamariki to care for our shared environment.

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