Tainui School - Dunedin

15/09/2026

Today at lunchtime I explored THE ADVENTURE. What an absolute delight to see kids playing in nature with their friends. To all my friends I can’t even explain how vast this wilderness is...in urban Dunedin! How lucky are we?! I am in awe!!!

14/09/2026

It's a beautiful day, how lovely to come around the corner and find our Junior School learning te reo Māori and singing together outside!

05/09/2026

Happy Fathers Day to all the men in our community.

25/08/2026

Kia ora Tainui community. I am privileged to be the new tumuaki/principal of Tainui School. My first impressions are very positive of happy kids and diligent staff. Thank you everyone for my warm welcome, most especially the management team! Susan Dennison (known as Whaea Susan).

10/08/2026

A reminder that today is school photo day. 😀

03/08/2026

School is now closed for the day due to the adverse weather. Stay home, stay warm and we will see you tomorrow.

03/08/2026

Today, Tuesday 4th, 10am start due to the weather conditions.

06/07/2026

25/05/2026

REMINDER ~ We are not open for instruction on Friday due to staff undertaking significant professional learning related to the recently updated New Zealand Curriculum. This day of professional development has been granted to us by the Ministry of Education.

24/05/2026

Our all-comers choir led by Erika Ward, loved performing in the Dunedin Town Hall as part of last week's 'The Kids Sing'. Read about this event in the Otago Daily Times article:

More than 1300 children from 24 Dunedin schools performed at The Kids Sing, the Otago Primary Schools Choral Festival, in the Dunedin Town Hall...