About Us
Paparoa Range School
Paparoa Range School was established in 2005 following on from a District Network Review by the Ministry of Education. Brunnerton, Kaiata, and Stillwater schools merged into the Brunnerton site at Dobson, and the Blackball School became a satellite school of Paparoa Range. The two schools are 18 kms apart. Paparoa Range is a U2 and has a decile five rating. We cater to students from Year 1 to Year 8. We have four classrooms at the Dobson site, and one classroom at Blackball. Paparoa Range School is located 10kms inland from Greymouth.
The buildings at the Dobson site consist of six permanent teaching spaces, library, a multi-purpose room, new administration block, covered swimming pool and a community hall across the road. The school grounds have been upgraded. The Blackball site consists of two classroom spaces and an administration area.
The Dobson site students come from Dobson, Kaiata, Taylorville, Stillwater, and Ngahere. Blackball site students come mainly from Blackball and Atarau. The school owns and operates a bus and has a minivan. A Ministry school bus also operates from Atarau to Blackball.
Our Beliefs:
We believe that the foundations for effective pedagogy are:
Safe and vibrant classrooms
Challenging and supportive environments
Goal Setting
Numeracy and literacy proficiency
Ako - Students as teachers and teachers as students
Evidenced based
Reflects school's vision and values
We believe that relationships are fundamental to successful learning We strive for relationships that show understanding of our students and are:
Positive and caring
Respectful and honest
Open and fair
Tolerant and show active listening
Our Team:
Leaders
Principal Annelies Bierings
Deputy Principal Brigitte Holmes
Class Teachers
Room 2 Rose Taylor
Room 4 Larni Martin
Room 5 Nicola Ritchie
Room 8 Brigitte Holmes
Support Staff
School Secretary Wendy Williams
Caretaker James Champion
Cleaner Ambrose Moala(Dobson site)
Cleaner Sharlene Kippenberger (Blackball site)
Bus Driver Drummond Young
Teacher Aides
Kim Rees, Bonnie Fraser-McFadden, Kim Waterman
Board of Trustees
Board Chair Louise Gault
Principal Annelies Bierings
Staff Representative Larni Martin
Parent Representatives
Louise Gault
Lisa Foster
Lisa Verwey
Lance Barker
Minutes Secretary Wendy Williams
Paparoa Range School
Herald Street, Dobson, Greymouth 7805 - Chamberlain Street, Blackball, Greymouth 7871
(03) 762 5740 I principal@paparoarange.school.nz I office@paparoarange.school.nz