Welcome to
Edendale Primary School
Edendale - Mararua
Southland, New Zealand
Where Our Dreams Begin!
IMG_3693.MOVKia 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 seven teacher school ranging in numbers from 140 - 165.
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. Nurse Jenny McGee who nursed 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.
Location
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 seven 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 which extend the classroom spaces to include an outdoors area.
Bespoke Poetry Book
Children, staff and friends of the school put together poems and illustrations for our bespoke Winter Poetry Anthology 2021.
It is very exciting to see all our work in print.
If you would like to purchase your own copy, contact the office and put an order in. They are $40.
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
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 2021School Information
Upcoming Events
TERM FOUR (All events are activities are subject to Covid-19 alert levels)
Week One (of 8)
Monday 18th October - Term Four Starts
Week Two (of 8)
Monday 25th October - Labour Day (School Closed)
Tuesday 26th October - Sports Activator
Thursday 28th October - ShakeOut
Week Four (of 8)
Monday 8th November - Home and School Meeting, 7.30pm, staffroom
Friday 12th November - Science Roadshow Year 6s
Week Five (of8)
Tuesday 16th November - Sports Activator
Friday 19th November - Senior Swimming Sports (TBC)