Welcome to Onerahi Primary school's web site.
We hope that you find this site interesting and informative.

Onerahi school is in the suburb of Onerahi which is surrounded by the beautiful shores of the Whangarei harbour.  Onerahi is a large community with an extensive shopping centre with a wide range of shops and services. These services include the Whangarei airport which is situated in Onerahi. A bus service regularly  commutes into the central business area of Whangarei.
Just off the shore of Onerahi is Limestone / Matakohe Island which the school has adopted as a key focus in the environmental programme we run at school. Children often travel to the island to plant trees and to monitor and maintain the area they care for

Onerahi school is staffed by a fantastic group of talented, highly skilled  teachers and support staff who are committed and enthusiastic about ensuring children are provided with the best environment for the most effective learning to take place.

We have a range of  values based programmes and policies in our school that support us in our goal of ensuring the  children of Onerahi are able to enjoy a happy safe and stimulating learning environment  .

This website we know will keep you informed about what is happening at Onerahi school, but we also want to be able celebrate with you our  successes and experiences.
We hope that you enjoy reading the children’s work ,finding out about our staff and school.
We hope that by visiting our website you are able to develop a greater appreciation and understanding of education in a New Zealand school in the years 2004 . 

Gerald Koberstein
Principal