Area School Organisation
Mercury Bay Area School is an Area or Composite school consisting of three distinct learning groups all on one site. We cater for students aged five and 19 years of age and for every school year from Year 1 through to Year 13. Each of the three learning groups is led by a Deputy Principal and an Assistant Principal who are responsible for the learning and achievement, welfare, discipline, guidance, attendance and class placement of every student in their section of the school.
Raising Achievement Through Unity and Positivity
Our major focus is on student achievement. Our positive, caring and supportive learning environment enables each child to develop mentally, physically, socially and emotionally. Our school provides:
- quality education
- specialist programmes
- a positive atmosphere
- programmes for international students
- co-curricular sporting and cultural opportunities.
Our Guiding Statement:
“Student centered learning and achievement—Students First”
We believe the whole learner is founded on an understanding of three fundamental beliefs and educational platforms;
- Relational Trust: Quality Relationships
- Personalised Student Journey: Pathways
- Transformative Learning and Schooling: Effective Pedagogy.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees meet every third Thursday of each month at 4.30pm in the school library.*
If you would like to attend and present at item at a Board meeting you will need to email the Board Secretary at least 7 days prior to the meeting. Please include details about your item and attach any relevant information that can be circulated to the trustees prior to the meeting. All public presentations will have a limited timeframe of 5 minutes.
Current Trustees
Daniel Asquith
Board Member
Gary Hinds
Board Member
Lorraine Macallister
Board Member
Joe Davis
Board Member
Max Ross
Board Member
Tania Dixon
Board Member
Hugh Fairweather
Staff Representative
Indaria Bainbridge-Davies
Student Representative
Ross Dunn
Principal / Tumaki
Karin Farrelly
BOT Secretary
Role of the Board of Trustees
"All of New Zealand's state and state-integrated schools have a board of trustees. The board of trustees is the Crown entity responsible for the governance and the control of the management of the school.
The board is the employer of all staff in the school, is responsible for setting the school's strategic direction in consultation with parents, staff and students, and ensuring that its school provides a safe environment and quality education for all its students. Boards are also responsible for overseeing the management of personnel, curriculum, property, finance and administration."
More information
About Boards
For more information about boards, how they run, trustees and becoming one please see the NZSTA website.