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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 July

Fri 31

Teacher only day school closed

31 Jul 2026

Latest Notices

Cardrona and Treble Cone | Dunstan Region Schools - Saturday at Cardrona

28 Jul 2026

Kia ora,

Please note the opportunity below; it makes skiing a lot more affordable for families.

LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM

4 Weeks starting Saturday, August 29th. Please note there is no rental gear up the mountain; it is sold out, but you can get rental gear at one of the shops down the mountain.

Lessons start at 11:00 am. Please drop your child off on the mountain 10 minutes before the lesson start time. Lunch runs from 1:00 pm-1:30 pm and must be supervised by parents. Pick-up is at 3:30 pm on the mountain.
One-day parent passes are available in-store, on-mountain, or via the call centre 0800 440 800. They can be purchased in advance and are date- and person-specific (one parent pass per child). Passes are subject to capacity; we recommend buying in advance.
Children must be enrolled in years 1-6 at a local primary school
Snowboarding is available for 7-year-olds & above
Parents must drop off, pick up, and supervise children over lunch break

Lessons start August 29th at 11:00 am. Please have parents drop their child off in the beginner area where the programme flags are, 10 minutes before the lesson start time. Lunch runs from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm and must be supervised by parents. Pick-up is at 3:30 pm at the flags.

Wool On Matinee Tickets

28 Jul 2026

Dear designers and parents,

I have just been told that there are 15 tickets left for the matinee session of WoolOn, Saturday 29th August. Designers get a 50% discount and models are free. Apologies as I thought the designer would be free.

Tickets Link

Rachel Petrie

Oteake Links

27 Jul 2026

Links to the Maths practice page and Ukulele video from last term are working on HERO. Thanks, Anne

Term 3 Wk 2 Years 3 & 4 Oteake Rm 4

27 Jul 2026

Kia ora Oteake families,

The Ministry of Education has removed the funding for the e AKO Maths website we set the children up with last term. So I’m trying something different now for extra practice at school and if you want, at home (no costs).

Maths practice tool on the Parent Portal: Maths practice - Ministry of Education . No Username or Passwords needed.

The Ukulele Jam was a real highlight last term. 2026 ALEXANDRA KIWILELE JAM VIDEO - APS, ST G, Ōmakau

If these two links don't work on your phone someone let me know and I will try to get these out to you another way.

A paper copy of the swimming info for next week has gone home with your child today.

Kind regards, Anne

0276782554 anneearland@stgerards.school.nz

PTA Prize Calendar

27 Jul 2026

We desperately need all the prize calendar raffle cards returned now!!!!! There are still a lot of outstanding ones and we are due to start drawing the winners on August 1st. This legally cannot be done until all tickets (sold and unsold) are returned. So to be fair to those who have purchased, paid and returned cards please give this your urgent attention.