Nelson Park School is a primary school catering for year 1 - 6 children. The school is situated in Napier South and in close proximity to Napier City Centre and all amenities. Nelson Park essentially serves the Napier South, Napier City, Lower Hill and Marewa Areas.

All classroom blocks within the school have been extensively renovated since 1998, along with the school hall and kitchen, giving our pupils a modern, warm and friendly environment in which to learn. These facilities are complemented by our innovative three-level library, a swimming pool and the use of the adjacent Nelson Park for games and recreation.

Our school has a growing roll of pupils who come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. The majority are of New Zealand European descent with approximately 20% being Maori and lesser numbers of other nationalities.

The school has a balance of skilled and experienced teachers with all senior staff having had significant teaching practice prior to taking up their present positions. The many and varied skills of the staff are not only reflected in the classroom programmes but also in the myriad of co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities, both sporting and cultural, offered to the pupils throughout the year.

School Terms

Term 2	2nd May to 15 July
Term 3	1st August to 7 October
Term 4	25 October to 14 December

School Hours

8.25am	School grounds open
9.00am to 12.15pm	Morning School
11.30am to 11.40am	Energizer Break (in classroom)
12.30pm to 1.15pm	Lunch
1.15pm to 2.45pm	Afternoon School
3.00pm	School grounds close

Mission Statement

To create a safe positive and very challenging environment where children are encouraged to take a growing responsibility for their own quality learning and behaviour now and in the future, with our school community.

Prospectus

To assist you to become more familiar with some school policies, procedures, and events we have prepared a prospectus which is available in PDF format and ready to download.