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To ensure our students are able to take their place in the world they will be Resilient, Resourceful, Respectful and Responsible individuals

Principal's Welcome

Gorge Road School is a Year 1-8, full primary school located on the Southern Scenic Route to the Catlins between Invercargill and Fortrose. We are staffed with three teachers for core curriculum areas, and a teaching Principal. Our staff brings a range of expertise, abilities and interests to their classrooms, providing a broad foundation for creative and exciting educational opportunities and positive learning outcomes for all of our students.

Our school is a key part of the Gorge Road community and is well served by a team of highly professional and skilled staff, an efficiently run Board of Trustees led by Dianne, and an enthusiastic PTA led by Kim .

Gorge Road School is part of the Lower Mataura Valley Community of Learning and the Southern Zone Cluster of Schools. The Zone offers a wide range of sports as well as opportunities to mix with seven other schools for inter-school sporting and cultural experiences. The Zone also runs a programme especially for Years 7 & 8 students.

Our small class sizes allow us to ensure optimum levels of achievement for all students by engaging them in personalised learning relevant to their needs, so they are challenged and motivated to work hard, and to enjoy their successes.

We pride ourselves on being a vibrant multi-cultural environment, with students identifying as NZ European, Indonesian, Dutch, Filipino and Maori. See our performance at Polyfest 2019.

We are committed to maintaining strong partnerships between school and home.
We believe that the best learning takes place with positive, transparent communication, and encourage you to share your comments regarding your child’s learning with us.

Jenny Craig

PRINCIPAL

What's happening at Gorge Road School?

Upcoming Events in October

Fri 17

Life Education

17 Oct 2025

Mon 20

School Board meeting (BoT)

20 Oct 2025

Fri 24

Pet Day

24 Oct 2025

Fri 31

Southern Zone Football tournament

31 Oct 2025

Latest Notices

PTA Fundraiser help needed urgently

6 Oct 2025

Tēnā koutou/ Hello everyone,

Welcome back to term 4 folks!
Our community have the local Kapuka1000 car race coming up on the weekend of the 11th/12th of October. The PTA use this as our main fundraiser of the year, running the Lions chip/hotdog caravan and normally raising approx. $1200.00 out of it.

We need volunteers to put up their hands straight away so we can fill this obligation!
ON the Saturday afternoon (approx. 1 - 4 pm) & Sunday (8am - 3pm). Usually 3 people in the van per stint, cooking, cleaning and stocking goods, plus dealing with orders.
2 shifts are preferable. 8am -12pm / 11:30am - 3pm

We have some members of the PTA unavailable, so this won't magically happen without help from our other parents.

Please txt Sally on 027 404 3192 to volunteer or for more info.
Feel free to email Brendan in the office as well.

Please help if you can, shorter shifts can be done if we have more volunteers. :)

Many thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Sorry folks,
I have a slight amendment to that.
Sunday is a longer day, starting around 8am so 2 shifts are preferable. 8am -12pm / 11:30am - 3pm

Amendment/ retraction re seedling donation

19 Sep 2025

Good afternoon folks,

Just a quick amendment to yesterdays newsletter.

James Golden donated the plants to Gorge Road School personally.

Toi Toi Lions don't have any input into the seedling stand at fortrose.

I had, had a conversation previously with another community member and had mis-understood. My apologies to everyone for causing any mis-understanding.

James does a fantastic service to those of us that live nearby, so we don't have to drive into town for plants... PLEASE do take my advice, over the next few weeks head to the cafe for a treat and find James' stall for amazing seedlings!!

Pool & Community Center AGM

19 Sep 2025

Afternoon folks,

A date has been set for the Pool & Community Center AGM.
Tuesday the 14th of October at 7pm. All help appreciated, any queries
please get in touch with Grant Black on 022 064 6873.
Ngā mihi nui,