Otari School/ Te Kura o Otari is a state-funded full-primary school in the suburb of Wilton in Wellington, New Zealand.
We inspire a love of learning through an education that values the development of the whole child.
02/12/2025
It is a special time for our year 8 tamariki as they finish their primary school years and transition to a new phase of their schooling. It is time to celebrate them and all they have achieved, starting wit our year 8 dinner.
✨ Teaching Assistant Role Opportunity! ✨
We're looking for an engaging and caring teaching assistant to join the team in our Montessori Strand in 2026. This is a 20.5 hour a week (term time) role, working with a class under the guidance of the classroom teacher to support the learning programme and the classroom environment.
If you are aware of anyone who may be interested in this opportunity, please encourage them to reach out to the Strand Leader, Adam Burgess ([email protected]) for further information.
21/11/2025
A big congratulations to team "Nothing 2.0" (Ralph, Tamati, Fletcher, and Taika) for their impressive run in the Epro 8 Inter-school competition! Winning an in-school event, an interschool round, and an interschool semi-final to reach the Grand Final and facing the best teams from across the rohe.
While the top spot eluded them this time, their dedication, skill, and teamwork were outstanding. The same is true of all our impressive inter-school teams (The Apple Crumblez, Fish and Chips, ...) and all the participants at our kura who tackled this challenge. We look forward to building on the success next year.
(Adam Burgess)
Ōtari school fair 2025
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Board Statement on Proposed Removal of School Board Obligation to Give Effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi via the Education and Training Amendment Act (No2).
Kia ora e te whānau
Recently, the government introduced a Bill to amend the Education and Training Act 2020, which will remove the obligations of school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The Board of Trustees will be writing a letter to the Minister of Education to state our opposition to this amendment.
The amendment undermines the partnership between tāngata whenua and the Crown. It also deprioritises equity, inclusion and cultural identity. As a Māori immersion provider, we are proud of the way te kura o Ōtari upholds these values, which are core across all strands.
The potential changes to the Act will not affect our ongoing commitment to the integral place of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in all areas of school life. This ongoing commitment is reflected in our Treaty of Waitangi policy. As a Board, we are committed to ensuring that Te Tiriti o Waitangi continues to inform our governance and decision making.
A petition, started by the National Iwi Chairs Forum, calls on the Prime Minister and Minister of Education to immediately reverse this amendment, and we encourage you to support this.
Ngā manaakitanga ki a koutou
The Board of Trustees - Ōtari School
12/11/2025
This group of Ōtari actors throughly enjoyed participating in "Primarily Playing Shakespeare" today, along with 5 other schools (and I throughly enjoyed working with them over the past two terms )
Thou didst mesmerize the audience with thy brilliant acting!
27/10/2025
Hello hello 👋 How’s everyone’s Labour Day going?
It’s also the day that marks 2Te Kura O Otari - Otari School o Ōtari – Ōtari School Fair! 🥳
What are you up to on your holiday? Surely something fair-ly related 😁
And guess what… our unofficial fair map has just landed!
Here it comes… 👇