Welcome to
Edendale Primary School
Edendale - Mararua
Southland, New Zealand
Where Our Dreams Begin!
Kia ora - Kumasta - Hello
Nau mai haere mai and welcome to Edendale Primary School, Southland, New Zealand.
We are the school 'Where Our Dreams Begin!' and we have been serving the educational needs of our community since 1875.
We are a six teacher school ranging in numbers from 125 - 145.
World record breaker Burt Munro, made famous in the movie The Fastest Indian, was a pupil of our school.
All Black Damian McKenzie, along with his brother Martin McKenzie, attended Edendale Primary School. Intensive Care Nurse Jenny McGee who nursed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnston back to health after a Covid-19 scare attended Edendale Primary School.
We love seeing our students going on to make their dreams a reality, becoming confident, connected, actively involved, life-long learners in the schools and careers that they head to.
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We are nestled in the heart of Eastern Southland, New Zealand.
Edendale is 38 kilometres east of Invercargill and 28 kilometres south of Gore.
We neighbour Fonterra Edendale which is one of the biggest dairy plants in the Southern hemisphere.
In spring you will see paddocks of tulips growing near our township.
Our awa (river) is the Mataura River and our maunga (mountains) are the Hokonuis.
Check out Wikipedia about our town.
School Map
We have six classrooms all named after native birds.
We have a library, swimming pool, adventure playground and great hard surface areas for play.
Our senior and junior blocks both have verandas that extend the classroom spaces to include an outdoors area.
Contact Details
Phone: 03 206 6959
Cell/Text: 027 614 6740
Email: admin@edendaleps.school.nz
Physical Address: 24 Salford Street, Edendale, 9825.
Postal Address: P. O. Box 24, Edendale, 9848.
On Line
Facebook: Edendale Primary School - Southland
Twitter: EdendalePS
App: SchoolAppsNZ (Edendale PS Southland)
We publish a newsletter once a week on a Friday.
The link to it is placed on our Facebook Page and on our app.
Historical newsletter links can be found under 'Our School' and
then scroll down to 'Newsletters'.
Each year we publish our Parent Information Handbook.
In it we put all the useful information necessary
for parents of children enrolled with us.
2021 Parent Information Handbook is here.
Parent Handbook 2022 Website.pdfSchool Information
Upcoming Events
TERM ONE 2022
Week One (of 11)
Tuesday 1st February - First Day of School
Week Two (of 11)
Monday 7th February - School Closed, Waitangi Day Observed
Week Three (of 11)
Tuesday 15th February - Pre School Meeting
Week Four (of 11)
Monday 21st - Friday 25th February - Goal Setting
Week Five (of 11)
Monday 28th February - Home and School Meeting 7.30pm, School Staffroom
Week Six (of 11)
Thursday 10th March - LMV Athletics
Saturday 12th March - Car Boot Sale
Week Seven (of 11)
Wednesday 16th March - Kamahi Reserve
Week Eight (of 11)
Tuesday 22nd - Year 6 Big Day Out
Friday 25th March - Whanau Day
Saturday 26th March - Southland Athletics
Week Nine (of 11)
Wednesday 30th March - Student Council, GRIP Leadership Conference