Tangimoana School is a state co-educational, full primary school, delivering education to students from Year 0 – Year 8. We have started 2026 with 14  pupils ranging from Y1 to Y8 , which makes education provision here both personal, relational, and more individualised. 

We are situated in Tangimoana Village at the mouth of the Rangitikei River on the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand. We are 38km west of the nearest city, Palmerston North, which provides secondary schools and shopping services.

Children at the school enjoy some unique advantages because of its location. With the beach and river only 1km from the school, there is ample opportunity to extend learning within our local reserves, beach, and river.  As part of our EOTC we go fishing at the river mouth,  we go to the beach, and we have access to the forest close by. Tangimoana is a school where kids can be kids. 

We have a huge field and school grounds to be explored, and scooters and bikes are ridden around the grounds every day. 

 In 2020 our wonderful community and parents got together and built a BMX track.  We add more lime and have grown grasses around its banks.

We are a 1:1 device school with the Tangimoana School Board providing Apple Ipads for each Y0-3 pupil and Google Chromebooks/Lenovo Laptops for each Y4-8 pupil to enhance their learning and to use daily in the classroom.  We were the 2018 national winners of the Energising Young Minds Competition winning $25,000 worth of technological equipment for our school!

Upcoming events for 2026 include: Our annual camp, Science Roadshow visit, Duffy Book visitors and free books, school lunches provided by Compass,  Fruit in Schools programme, Breakfast in-school programme. The Te Kawau School Cluster includes 9 schools, and we participate in junior gymnastics, a triathlon, athletics, cross country, rippa rugby, swimming, and the speech competition sponsored by the Rongotea Lions Club, a Cultural Festival and a netball tournament. 

Our year 7 and 8 children used to go to town each Monday for Technology  and we have decided to run our own programme as transport is minimal and we longer have the bus because we do not have 8 or more students in the year 7 and 8. Their first project was to clear, remove staples, fill holes, sand and paint a wall in one of the classrooms.  Our Year 7 and 8 students will attend 2 young leader's events this year.  

Our school whakataukī is: 'He kahawai kei āku ringa' translating directly into English means: 'A kahawai in my hands'. This whakatauki is said by a person who can use his or her abilities/resources to create success. 

Visits to Tangimoana School are welcome anytime. 

Please contact the principal, Mrs Trudy Pankhurst to arrange a visit on 06 324-8465 or email: principal@tangimoana.school.nz