Te Whānau o Tupuranga is the Centre for Māori Education at Kia Aroha College. Te Whānau o Tupuranga offers the full New Zealand curriculum from Years 0 to 13, in a Māori learning environment based around the school’s Kia Aroha marae, and award-winning buildings which opened in 2010. Te Whānau o Tupuranga’s kaupapa is clear - to be Māori in our school means that your Māori identity is embedded in every aspect of the school day, no matter what the subject area, no matter what the activity, no matter whose class you are in.
Te Whānau o Tupuranga is not a Kura Kaupapa Māori. Its special character is critical, whānau-based, Māori-centred education with a strong emphasis on relationships and excellence. Both Māori and English are used in the learning programme.Te Whānau o Tupuranga is not a Kura Kaupapa Māori. Its special character is critical, whānau-based, Māori-centred education with a strong emphasis on relationships and excellence. Both Māori and English are used in the learning programme from Year 7. Te reo Māori only is the language of instruction for Years 0 to 6.
TIMELINE
Te Whānau o Tupuranga opened in 1986 as the Māori bilingual unit at Clover Park Intermediate School.
In 2006, it opened as a new Year 7 to 13 school in its own right.
In 2011, Te Whānau o Tupuranga merged with Clover Park Middle School, but retained its unique identity and name as the Centre for Māori Education on the campus. This continues to be an exciting development for Otara.
State-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities were opened in 2009.
In 2023, Te Whānau o Tupuranga added Years 0 - 6 in a total immersion Rūmaki programme
In 2024 Te Whare Karioi o Kia Aroha, a Y6-13 Kapa Haka Academy was established as an addition to Te Whānau o Tupuranga, uplifting even further our aspirations of excellence in Māori Performing Arts.
Te Whānau o Tupuranga
