Aʻoga Faʻa-Keriso
Gagana

Ko Mātou Tēnei * This Is Who We Are * O i mātou lenei
Our AMAZING learners!
Our kura is blessed to have 29 of the friendliest and most amazing tamariki you will ever meet:
Ethnic Composition:
4 Māori
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2 Māori are also Sāmoan
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2 Māori are also of European descent
6 of NZ European descent
- 2 are also Māori
19 of Sāmoan descent (ethnicity 1), 21 tamaiti a’oga (see Māori)
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9 tamaiti are also of Chinese descent. So far most of these tamaiti a’oga are able to trace their ancestry back at least 1 generation.
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7 of our students were born in the beautiful Pacific Nation of Sāmoa.
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12 of our tamaiti are first generation NZ born.
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AMATAGA
Amataga is the name of our Y0-3 whānau. Amataga in gagana Sāmoa means ‘the beginning’. Amataga marks the beautiful beginning of the faith life-long, abundant and exciting learning journey of our tamaiti a’oga.
LUMANA’I
Lumana’i is the name of our Y4-8 whānau. In gagana Sāmoa, Lumana’i means ‘the future’. With their rock-solid foundation of faith, our warrior learners will be equipped with resilience to navigate through life’s vast experiences. With excellence at the forefront of all they say and do; they will transform the world around them.