Te Oranga - Christchurch

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Te Oranga is Kingslea School’s community learning campus in Richmond, Christchurch. We can accommodate up to 10 ākonga from 13 – 15 years, referred through the Ministry of Education.

“Te Oranga”
To restore health and wellbeing.

The Te Oranga facility began in 1902 as a school for girls who were neglected, needy or delinquent. In 1965 it became Kingslea Girls Training Centre, and was the sole site of Kingslea School until 2005, when the site was renovated and reopened as Te Oranga. The site is currently operating out of the Arahina School site in Richmond.

Criteria for potential access to the Campus:

• 13-15 years old in care/on edge of care.
• Regular school attendance is less than 20% or non-attendance following SDSExcl.
• Current behaviour is putting the student or others at risk in a mainstream/local school setting and community.
• Students are enrolled in a local school; if excluded, the student must be directed to a school prior to an application being made to the Campus.
• The school of enrolment agrees to engage in development of the education plan and remains connected throughout the student’s time at the Campus and during the transition back. Sharing timetables may be required in order to best support the student’s learning programme and opportunities across both settings. Any transport requirements and the transfer of funds ($500 per term following invoice from Kingslea School) are all agreed. 

Application available through Kingslea kura and Ministry of Education

Key Elements of Kingslea School

• Kingslea School seeks to provide an education service that is therapeutic and trauma-informed, culturally responsive, holistic and multi-agency. It also has an engaging and responsive approach to teaching and learning.
• The teaching and learning focus aims to provide students with opportunities to experience success, build resiliency, and to practise skills needed for their next educational setting. Assessment is used to identify learning needs and targeted learning programs are focused on addressing these. There is a strong focus on literacy and numeracy so students will have further developed some of the core skills needed to succeed in their next setting. As appropriate, students work towards achieving literacy and numeracy NCEA credits.

Deputy Principal:

Gordie Palmer - gordie@kingslea.school.nz

19 Pavitt Street,
Richmond,
Christchurch