Te Puna Wai ō Tuhinapo

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Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo is our school campus at the Youth Justice residence located in Rolleston, Christchurch and accommodates up to 40 students aged 14 to 18.

The four classrooms have two homeroom teachers who teach the core curriculum with a focus on literacy, numeracy, gaining NCEA Levels 1 & 2, vocational qualifications and PE, Hauora and Wellbeing. Two teachers are always present in the classroom with a ratio of 1:5. We have two specialist teachers for Arts and Technology. Oranga Tamariki have a full time Agriculture Tutor who delivers our AG programme through Vocational Pathways.

A young person may be in a Youth Justice residence because they may have been:

• Remanded by the Youth Court and need to stay at a residence until the case is settled (this can take up to three weeks or longer if the charges are denied).
• Sentenced by the Youth Court for three to six months. If things go well for them in the residence, they may be able to leave earlier and undertake six to twelve months supervision in the community.

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

108 Runners Road

Burnham
Christchurch