Where our aim is for all students to value themselves and others,
to know they can excel, and to reach their full potential.
About us
Mairehau (my-<r>eh-ho) is a school with a strong community focus where every student has the chance to shine. We pride ourselves on our innovative and caring staff, and value individuality and difference. Our small size means that teachers get to know all students as individuals and are committed to going the extra mile for all learners to help them reach their full potential. Our students are our top priority.
Mairehau High School’s philosophy views learning and well-being as two fundamental components that must be in harmony for students to become engaged in learning and achieve their full potential.
We use the acronym CARE to represent the values we want students to strive towards every day.
The teachers in our school are committed, passionate, and dedicated. We are a small school with a caring, community feel.
Our teachers will get to know your child well and work with you as a parent to ensure positive and enriching learning experiences for your child. We pride ourselves on our innovative and caring staff, and we value individuality and difference.
All teachers will be focused on making a positive difference for your child. Our teachers are simply a fantastic group of people.
Our visual story was created to represent our key foundations as a school. Our job is to give students the paddle and let them steer the direction of their learning.
Paddling in the waka are five students to represent the five year groups.
The students have developed a set of competencies/attributes (Head, Heart, Hands) that will enable them to paddle their waka in any direction that they chose in life – they are the skills to live and learn, function and succeed; to reach their full potential.
Kia ora parents, caregivers and whānau of our Year 11 - 13 cohorts, Here is your child's timetable for our NCEA Assessment Week in Week 9 (next week!). Please read…
Kia ora ākonga Year 11- 13, Here is your timetable for our NCEA Assessment Week in Week 9 (next week!). Please read carefully and kōrero (talk) with your class/subject teacher…
Kia ora whānau, After many years without one, Mairehau High School is bringing back the yearbook in 2026. As the school celebrates its 65th anniversary, our Media Studies class is…
Tēnā koutou ākonga Year 12, re: Student/Waka Leaders 2027 Would you like to make a positive impact on Mairehau High School, serve our school community, lead our ākonga and develop…
Kia ora koutou, kumusta, This pānui is to inform you of some key events coming up in Week 8 and 9 of Term 3: Changes to the Times-of-Day: On Tuesday…
Kia ora koutou, Mairehau High School has a vacancy for a Kaitautoko (Grade D) – Student Support and Cultural Leadership. If this position is of interest to you, or someone…
Japanese is available at NCEA Level 1 & Level 2
Earth & Space Science is available at NCEA Level 2 & Level 3
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