Mossburn School - The Best Little Rural School in Southland! 

Mossburn Primary School is a progressive, innovative and community focused Year 0-6 primary school in the heart of Northern Southland. We have three multi-level classrooms with excellent teacher-student ratios as well as extra teacher aide support.  We are also lucky enough to have a Learning Support Coordinator on site.  

We serve a wide-spread community with many students travelling to school by bus; however, the distance does not deter involvement from families in sporting and cultural activities. Students attending the school come from an increasingly varied range of backgrounds and cultures.

The school is exceptionally well resourced to cover all areas of the curriculum. The Board, along with a strong Parent Liaison Committee, contribute greatly to the resourcing of the school and are extremely supportive. 

We have an ‘open door’ policy with parents and encourage close liaison between home and school. This means the teachers get to know the children and their families well and there is a strong sense of partnership between all parties to provide our children with a wonderful primary school experience.

The school has a modern library, a community 20m heated swimming pool (where lessons with Johnson Waters qualified coaches are provided by the PLC each year), external storage for equipment, a play shelter area, an indoor sports complex, a tennis court, a tunnel house and an adventure playground. Each student in the senior room (Kikorangi) has access to a chrome book. 

In 2025 we are continuing to implement PR1ME Structured Maths and iDeaL Structured Literacy. We have plans afoot to build a flying fox to make our playground even more amazing than it already is! 

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Nga mihi nui,

Tracey Doak                                                                               

Principal (0272856252) 

principal@mossburn.school.nz