General

About our school

St Francis School is a state integrated school, which means that the buildings are owned by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland while the school operating costs are met via the Ministry of Educations state operating grant. Currently we have a roll of 80 students

Our National Standard Results for 2017 

This shows how many children have achieved at or above the National Standard in Reading, Writing and Mathematics compared to other Schools in the area.

2018 School Term Dates ~ 384 half days

Term 1  ~ 1st February  to 13th April 

Term 2 ~ 30th April to 6th July

Term 3 ~23rd July to 28th September  

Term 4 ~ 15th October to 17th December 

Reporting an absence

If your child is going to be away from school we encourage parents/caregivers to contact the school either in person, phone or e-mail. This is to ensure that everyone is aware of where the child is, safe at home and not missing between home and school. Should there be no contact by the family the school will endeavor to contact the parents/caregivers to check the whereabouts of the child.

School Hours

Our school day begins at 9am and finishes at 3pm. We like all children to be at school before 9am so they have time to prepare themselves for the day, but not before 8.30am as this is a valuable time for teachers to meet and prepare for the day. Once a child has arrived at school they are not permitted to leave the school grounds until 3pm unless parental permission is given directly to a staff member.

Buses

• They are under 10 years and live more than 3.2 km from their nearest Catholic Integrated school or...
• They are over ten years and live more than 4.8km from their nearest Catholic Integrated School.
• We have buses that pick children from up the coast and out towards Puriri. We are currently working on getting a bus from Ngatea for the future. If you would like to be considered for the Ngatea bus route, please give your name and address to the school office. 

Communication between school and home

We consider this a vital link to helping your child achieve their full potential. We actively encourage both formal and informal get-together with parents through a series of school BBQs, sporting events, parent-teacher interviews, learning profiles and written reports. If you would like to contact a teacher the best time for this is 3.10pm - 3.30pm except on a Monday & Thursdays which is staff meeting nights. Each Monday a newsletter is produced and is given to the eldest child in each family to take home. Alternatively, we can e-mail these directly to parents if required. If you would like to take this e-mail option please e-mail us on office@stfrancis-thames.school.nz.  They are also available on this website.