Our Expectations

An Irongate School Student when they leave our school after 8 years of schooling will:

• Have a sense of identity, pride and belonging in knowing who they are and where they are from.

• Be reflective

• Be a problem Solver

• Be Willing to take risks.

• Collaborative

• Be happy and Confident

• Be independent with Life Skills

• Be Kind, Caring and Loving

• have academic success to the best of their abilities

• Have effective communication skills

• Have empathy – being able to empathise

• Be resilient

• Be happy and engaged, have joy and humour in their life journey

• Be a community focussed person

• Be a leader

• Be grounded, humble and thankful

• Have a sense of purpose

• Be humble

Māori achieving as Māori, Pasifika achieving as Pasifika, and Pākehā achieving as Pākehā with an understanding of te Āo Māori & Pasifika