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LOVE - aroha ai... LEARN - ako ai... GROW - tipu ai

Principal's Welcome

I warmly welcome you to St Gerard's school in Alexandra, Central Otago.

St Gerard's is a state integrated school for girls and boys up to Year 8 offering an education with special Catholic Character. The special Catholic Character of our school follows the education philosophy of Catherine McAuley as gifted to us by the Sisters of Mercy.
As a school community we are committed to educating our students through our vision of Love (aroha ai), Learn (ako ai) and Grow (tipu ai).
Our greatest asset is our people - He waka eke noa - a canoe which we are all in together - no exception.

Julie Flannery
Principal

What's happening at St Gerard's School?

Upcoming Events in August

Fri 28

Teacher only day - school closed

28 Aug 2026

Fri 28

The Gathering - Dunedin venue TBC

28 Aug 2026

Sat 29

Bandquest in Dunedin

29 Aug 2026

Mon 31

Dunstan Zone Cross Country - TBC

31 Aug 2026

Latest Notices

Mixed up Shoes

24 Aug 2026

Hi tec black school shoes got mixed up after the concert at Alex Primary - someone has mistakenly taken Nash's shoes and left a size 2 pair which are too big for Nash. If you could bring them back tomorrow that would be great. Thank you

Show Faith by our Actions - Salvation Army Collection

24 Aug 2026

Show Faith by Actions
As part of our upcoming School Mass, “Show Faith by Actions,” we are collecting donations for the Alexandra Salvation Army.

We invite children to bring along items such as:

Shampoo and conditioner
Toothpaste
Washing powder
Liquid laundry detergent
Sanitary products
Other everyday essential items

Please bring in your donations by Thursday 27th August. Thank you for any donations you are able to provide. Your generosity will make a real difference to people in our local community and is greatly appreciated by the Alexandra Salvation Army.

Together, we can show our faith through our actions.

Term 3 Wk 6 Oteake Rm 4 Years 3 & 4

24 Aug 2026

Kia ora Oteake families,

Our current Art focus is paper mache and Oteake kids are showing teamwork and patience with their bowl making.

Information writing at school is setting us up well for Speeches at the end of this term. The children are getting so much better with organising their ideas and using the hamburger plan. We will take a break from Spelling/Sentence Reading Homework this week, although the children have 5 error words from their writing to practise. Enjoy reading for pleasure and maybe start working on planning for your Eisteddfod. I will send home a blank Hamburger planning template which may help with gathering ideas.

Kind regards, Anne

0276782554 anneearland@stgerards.school.nz

Prize Draw - Saturday, Sunday, Monday

24 Aug 2026

Congratulations to Tish Corder, Jade Quill and Sam Sole