Orewa College's strategic direction is guided by our vision, mission, and goals. We are supported by our charter, annual planning, and policies. This page brings those key documents and commitments together in one place, alongside Education Review Office (ERO) information that provides assurance to our community.
Orewa College provides education for students from Years 7 to 13 on a large, well-maintained campus. We are committed to creating a supportive and challenging learning environment where students are encouraged to develop academically, socially, and personally.
We work in partnership with whānau and the wider community to ensure students are well prepared for learning, work, and life beyond school.
We nurture learners to grow with confidence, purpose, and strong community connections.
Empowering learners to be world-ready. This vision guides our approach to learning and wellbeing, supporting students to grow as confident, capable, and connected learners.
Towards enriched and responsible citizenship | Kia tika, kia pono, kia eke ki te nohonga rangatira.
Orewa College fosters a supportive and challenging learning environment, guiding students towards enriched and responsible citizenship.
Our mission is to provide a supportive and challenging centre of learning for all students in their progress towards enriched and responsible citizenship.
Ako Orewa
Ako Orewa is our learning programme designed to enable learners to understand their learning progress. It supports students to reflect on their learning, recognise progress, and take increasing ownership of their next steps.
Read more about the Ako Orewa learning programme
Manaaki Orewa
Manaaki Orewa is our values programme to promote and recognise three key areas:
- Respecting oneself
- Respecting others
- Respecting the environment — both physical and digital
We translate Manaaki Orewa as "to foster, to support, to journey together."
Through Ako Orewa, we enable students to understand their learning progress, and through Manaaki Orewa, we promote respect for oneself, others, and the environment.
- Our prime purpose is the education of our students, and all decisions affecting the school will be based upon improving the educational outcomes of all students.
- Student learning is directly related to the quality of teaching, and all staff continue developing their skills to provide the highest quality of teaching.
- A comprehensive values programme, Manaaki Orewa, and a structured set of learning strategies, Ako Orewa, should form part of the school's curriculum and culture.
- All staff at Orewa College will have an understanding of the school's vision and programmes, roles and structures that support that vision — ensuring consistency in the classroom, the school, and the community aimed at achieving the vision.
Our charter and planning documents support our strategic direction and help ensure clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement. Annual Implementation Plans outline the actions we take each year to progress our strategic goals, including priorities, responsibilities, and measures of success.
Key documents
Orewa College's policies and procedures are available online through SchoolDocs. These documents are tailored to our school and align with the Ministry of Education's National Administration Guidelines and current New Zealand legislation.
They are regularly reviewed and updated by the Orewa College School Board to ensure they remain relevant and up to date. SchoolDocs provides a well-researched core set of policies that are customised with specific information about Orewa College.
SchoolDocs login
- Username
- orewacollege
- Password
- manaaki
The purpose of an ERO review is to give parents and the wider school community assurance about the quality of education that schools provide and their children receive.
An ERO school report answers the question: "How effectively is this school's curriculum promoting student learning — engagement, progress and achievement?" ERO also reports on learning outcomes for specific groups of learners (including Māori students, Pacific students, and students with special needs), and on the quality of a school's systems for sustaining and continuing improvements.
School ERO Report | Te Ara Huarau
Te Ara Huarau is the evaluation approach that ERO is using in our school — a developmental approach where ERO and our school work together over time, rather than the one-off reviews of the past. It is used in most English-medium state and state-integrated schools.
Our school worked alongside ERO to write our Profile Report. This report happens once, as part of our initial engagement with Te Ara Huarau, and reflects our strategic goals and a shared evaluation focus on areas important to us as we work to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO, like us, has a strong focus on equity and excellence. Future reporting will show our progress and achievement towards the goals we have set.
A Board Assurance Report showing how we meet regulatory and legislative requirements has also been published, along with a Provision for International Students report.