South Auckland Middle School

South Auckland Middle School Te Paerangi (South Auckland Middle School) is located in Manurewa and serves children in Years 7-10 (11-15 yrs old)

Our Vision Statement is:

• To allow young people to develop and learn so as to give them a base for excellence in all spheres of life through effective teaching, quality facilities, an optimal day structure, and an integrated curriculum. The Core Values of the School are:

•Excellence in learning.
•Cooperation among students, families and the community.
•Building of personal character through ap

plied Christian values.
•A strong emphasis on thinking skills and students understanding how they think and learn. Features and Future

•A small school environment.
•An in-class student: teacher ratio of no more than 15:1.
•Individualised education for each student.
•A modified day structure to allow excellent learning outside of the classroom and the use of community resources. It also allows for students to develop skills in independent learning.
•Excellent learning resources including up-to-date and thoughtfully-used ICT.
•A Christian philosophy and values base to the curriculum and school. Description
Opportunity for Outstanding Free Education. Most schools are based on a 19th Century model and add new innovations on old foundations. The Villa Education Trust design, as encompassed in Middle School West Auckland, is created to suit students learning in the 21st Century and is an ideal means of teaching and learning in the information age. Middle School West Auckland is academic with care for the whole person and family. The learning programme is structured to be a window of opportunity for fantastic learning experiences, and caters for all intelligence traits and all learning styles. Academic standards are high and expectations of the students are both demanding and fully supported. The staff have an absolute minimum of administration tasks and their priority is to simply teach to the very best of their ability.

Fiafia Night is coming up quickly!  The student performances are looking great.Please put this night in your calendar. T...
01/09/2026

Fiafia Night is coming up quickly! The student performances are looking great.
Please put this night in your calendar. This is a whole school performance and all students are expected to attend. Your child is part of a group of performers, so their attendance is vital.

More information about specific timings will be released soon.

27/08/2026

Good morning all,

Yesterday's lockdown was a stressful end to the school day. Our staff and students did exactly what they were supposed to do, and we locked down quickly, quietly and safely. Thank you to parents and caregivers for following the direction in the text message. As a reminder, we will not open the doors to release children to you or answer the phone while in a lockdown.
If you did NOT receive the text message about the lockdown, please update us with your correct contact number.

For an extra sense of safety today, the front pedestrian gate is locked and the front doors to school are closed. If you need to come into school, please KNOCK loudly on the door or phone the school office to be let in. PE classes will remain at school.
Extra staff will be on duty during break times and at the Gates after school.

The feeling in school today is good and settled. Our Senior Leaders have met with their teams and staff are extra mindful of students who may need a little more support. Overall students are settled into their learning and we are functioning as usual.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

27/08/2026

We are in a Police Advised lockdown. We are all safe and everyone is accounted for.
STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL and do not phone until Advised.

"Kia ora Melanie,Thank you again for the great presentation by your students. They spoke really well and confidently abo...
24/08/2026

"Kia ora Melanie,

Thank you again for the great presentation by your students. They spoke really well and confidently about their projects and was well received.

Congratulations again to the students." - Tam White, Manurewa Local Board

It was absolutely wonderful for 5 of our Year 10 students to be invited to attend the Manurewa Local Board meeting recently, where they were able to present their 'Enterprise' studies.
Their challenge was to investigate a problem in their chosen local area and to devise a solution to that problem. Sehnaj, Arohi, Ema, Lara and Flynn volunteered to present their concern and solution to a local problem.

We are thrilled they were given the opportunity to experience an official board meeting and to speak publicly on their chosen issue. A fantastic example of a classroom without walls.

This is your reminder to have everything ready the night before so you are on-time for school!
23/08/2026

This is your reminder to have everything ready the night before so you are on-time for school!

Apologies for not delivering our weekly attendance rate!  Here's an update of how our Term is looking.  Like many school...
18/08/2026

Apologies for not delivering our weekly attendance rate! Here's an update of how our Term is looking. Like many schools in winter, we have had significant bouts of illness - however our attendance is overall really good for this time of year.
Year 8 - still leading the charge!

09/08/2026

Reminder: our Open Day is today from 9am. Come along with your child and learn about how Te Paerangi SAMS differs from other schools.
Our student leaders will give you a tour and you can ask staff any questions during your visit.
See you soon!

Thank you so much to Stefan and Thomas for coming along to support the Rata Cook Island Language week celebrations in th...
07/08/2026

Thank you so much to Stefan and Thomas for coming along to support the Rata Cook Island Language week celebrations in their assembly today!
What a great morning of celebration!

Our new website is up and running! Huge thanks to SkoolLoop for their support. www.southauckland.school.nz  online enrol...
03/08/2026

Our new website is up and running!
Huge thanks to SkoolLoop for their support.
www.southauckland.school.nz online enrolment applications can be completed via the link on our website.

Address

198 Mahia Road, Wattle Downs
Auckland
2103

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 8am - 3:30pm
Friday 8am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+6492666695

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