Using our facilities

 

​Our outdoor spaces, playgrounds, soccer field and courts:

Out-of-hours access to the school playgrounds is via the gate next to the caretakers' space on the south side of the school. Follow the blue-painted line from the main entrance, heading south around the gym, and you'll find the gate. 

 

Our out-of-school programme has exclusive use of our gym, student common, atrium and gym toilets until 6pm on weekdays. Please stay away from these areas while the programme is in operation.

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**PLEASE NOTE - THERE ARE NO PUBLIC TOILETS AT SCHOOL**

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Our bathroom facilities are for the children who attend our school to use during school hours. Once school is finished for the day, the toilets are not available for use.

 

The closest public toilets are at the playground at the lake or adjacent to Blackadder Park. 

We do not give permission for organised sports groups to use our playing fields or courts at any time. Our outside areas - including the courts and playing fields - are for local children to use outside of school hours with appropriate adult supervision.

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**PLEASE NOTE THAT DOGS, ALCOHOL, SMOKING AND VAPING ARE NOT PERMITTED AT SCHOOL AT ANY TIME*

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Our school is protected by CCTV cameras.

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We no longer hire out our gym & student common:

From August 2025, we no longer accept bookings for the hire of our gym and student common areas. 

 

Current ongoing hires will end by 1 December 2025. 

 

Our school has grown significantly in the last 10 years, as have the needs and requirements of our staff and students. Going forward, we want the flexibility to be able to use all the spaces available to us differently.

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As part of the decision-making, the board has carefully weighed the benefits and costs associated with the continued hire of the school facilities. This included considering the board’s obligations under the Education and Training Act 2020, commercial aspects of facility hire, and the evolving needs of our kura.