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Tēnā koutou, tenei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai, ki te kura nei. Greetings and a very warm welcome to Dargaville Primary School. My name is Anne Heappey and I am the principal of this fantastic school.

It is a tremendous privilege to lead such a wonderful school with fantastic tamariki, talented and hardworking staff and a very supportive community.

Children are at the heart of everything we do at Dargaville Primary School.

We provide high-quality teaching and learning programmes that are built on strong foundations in numeracy and literacy as well as offering a broad range of opportunities for our tamariki to experience and excel in sporting, cultural and artistic endeavours. We encourage our tamariki to take risks, to go out of their comfort zones and to embrace new experiences.

We regularly celebrate effort, success and achievement. We also make sure that our children’s wellbeing is a priority to ensure that all needs are met within a physically safe and emotionally secure environment. Dargaville Primary School is a place where everyone is important and respected for who they are.

We believe that education is a partnership between home and school and welcome and encourage parents and caregivers into our kura. I look forward to meeting you and showing you around our very special school.

Ngā mihi nui

Anne Heappey

Tumuaki / Principal

What's happening at Dargaville Primary School?

Upcoming Events in September

Mon 14

Future Ferns

14 Sep 2026

Mon 14

Week 9

14 Sep 2026

Tue 15

Touch Tournament Y 5/6

15 Sep 2026

Wed 16

Wacky Wednesday - Mufti

16 Sep 2026

Mon 21

Week 10

21 Sep 2026

Thu 24

DIS Carnival

24 Sep 2026

Latest Notices

Please have your say on the future of Dargaville Primary.

11 Sep 2026

Strategic Planning Survey
We really want to hear what you have to say about DPS - this is your chance to celebrate our successes and offer suggestions for the future. Please take the time to complete this short survey.
Ngā mihi nui.

Message from Ritchies

11 Sep 2026

A friendly reminder to all schools and caregivers

We have recently received a number of concerns from Drivers regarding younger students being left unattended at bus stops.

For the safety and wellbeing of our passengers, students under 14 years of age must have a caregiver or responsible older sibling present at their bus stop for both pick-up and drop-off where they cannot safely make their own way to or from the stop.

If a Driver arrives to drop off a student under the age of 14 and there is no caregiver or responsible older sibling present, particularly where the student needs to cross a road or walk some distance to their home, the Driver will contact the Depot for further instructions and will not leave the student unattended where it is considered unsafe to do so.

The Depot will then follow the appropriate process to ensure the student is safely handed over to an appropriate person.

We value the safety and wellbeing of all our passengers and appreciate the support of schools and caregivers in working with us to ensure students travel to and from school safely

Term 3, Week 9 School Lunches

8 Sep 2026

Term 3, Week 9 School Lunches

Mon 14th - Chicken Burger
Tue 15th - Mixed Lunch Pack
Wed 16th - Spaghetti Bolognese
Thu 17th - Bento Box
Fri 18th - Sweet Chicken Curry

NW Dance

7 Sep 2026

NW Dance is this Wednesday!

A huge thank you to the parents who have offered to help transport our tamariki.

Please meet in Room 15 at 9am on Wednesday so we can organise everyone before heading off.

Lucky Book Order

7 Sep 2026

We have an unclaimed and un-named lucky book order from issue 5 which is last months issue. If you have ordered a book and it has not yet been received please contact the office.