We offer a six-year programme (5 years old -Year 1 through to 11 years old - Year 6) from which most children proceed to intermediate schools. We have 24 classrooms and have recently upgraded some of these. The school has an auditorium that is well used by the children throughout the school for assemblies, cultural and sporting activities. With our proximity to Elmwood Park we often use this space for outdoor activities including physical education.

Due to roll growth the school operates an enrolment scheme and ballots are held four times a year (each term) for out of zone applications. However, the majority of enrolments come from within the school’s home zone.

The Board of Trustees implements their vision through strategic planning. The Strategic planning centers on our mission statement 'Realising individual potential' and what this means to children. To our children it simply means, 'To be the best we can be' and this phrase is added to our motto. The school’s vision is to promote a culture of high expectations, high standards and delivering excellence. The vision statement for the school is expressed in the motto 'Realising individual potential’ and to this is stated in the children’s voice … 'to be the best that we can be'.

The Elmwood Normal School Community is diverse, supportive and enriching. It is composed predominantly of European descent. The parent community is educationally aware, has very high expectations and strongly supports the school’s vision and strategic goals.

Elmwood Normal School is a pre-service education provider hosting student teachers throughout the year from the University of Canterbury College of Education and the New Zealand Graduate School of Education. Pre-service teacher training will involve student teachers taking lessons, as part of their teacher training. Some of these lessons will be filmed to analyse teaching practices, and may also be used by the pre-service education providers, as stated above, and by the school.

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