Welcome to the Kelburn Normal School website
About Us
KNS is a busy school where students have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of opportunities. We have 18 teachers, 6 support staff and 340 motivated students who come to school with great attitudes towards teaching and learning. It is an exciting place to be part of.
KNS has a team of highly motivated and professional staff who make decisions centred around the students. A range of additional classes are offered in English, mathematics and the performing arts. These additional classes assist to reduce our class sizes and bring like minded students together.
Teachers individual strengths are utilized by offering rotations in sports, visual arts and the sciences. We are also very fortunate to have a number of specialist teachers on the staff. Their skills include the teaching of information literacy and computer programmes, sporting activities, inquiry learning, dance, music, drama and teaching English to our international students.
The KNS Curriculum is based on up to date teaching and learning pedagogy. The school is well resourced, including interactive whiteboards in all classrooms. Teachers use these resources to adapt lessons to meet the individual learning needs of their students.
KNS students are offered a variety of extra curricular activities ranging from chess club, netball and learning other languages through to choirs, Kapa Haka, orchestra, gymnastics club and rock bands.
Leadership roles for students are actively promoted and encouraged throughout the school. We have over 100 trained student librarians, a team of tech angels, class student council representatives, gardening club, house captains and road patrol monitors.
Whether you are already a member of the KNS community or hoping to enroll your child at KNS we hope that you find this website informative. If you have any questions please contact our wonderful office staff for assistance.
Kind regards
Justine McDonald
Principal
KNS Strategic Plan 2011-2016
In developing the plan the Board of Trustees used information from community surveys and consulted with the KNS staff and students. Click here to view 2012 Charter.
Student Achievement Targets
The report on student achievement reviewed our school results by age group, gender and ethnicity, and where appropriate specific targets have been developed for these groups. A summary of the key interventions are published as part of the 2012 Annual Plan in the section titled 2012 Student Achievement Targets. Click here to view the targets.
New Zealand Curriculum Website
Kelburn Normal School is show-cased on the New Zealand Curriculum Website.
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International Student Enrolments
Click here for more information