Kia ora. Welcome.
Greendale School Kānuka Ruruhau is a primary school catering for students from New Entrants/Year 1 to Year 6. We are located 11 kms from Darfield and 50 kms west of Christchurch. Our school thrives in a strong and supportive family and community atmosphere. We have a positive school culture and family-feel to our small, rural school, with a strong emphasis on building students’ self-esteem and well-being. Our one school block contains three spacious classrooms, a modern breakout teaching space, staffroom, office, resource room and teacher aide learning space. Outdoors you will find our indoor, covered and heated swimming pool, two adventure playgrounds, paved netball court/tennis court, sports shed, a large grassed area and caretaker’s sheds.


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- Newsletter 2 December, wk 7, term4, 2022
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- Newsletter 19 August, wk 4, term 2, 2022
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- Newsletter 25 February, wk 4, term 1, 2022
- Newsletter 11 February, wk 2, term 1, 2022
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Naming of Classrooms
On Thursday last week we welcomed Darnalle McLean-Smith & Dianne Collier from Ngai Tahu and Denise Sheat, Kaumatua from Te Taumutu with