​An excellent education based firmly on Christian values and beliefs

Tasman Bay Christian School is a State-Integrated Special Character School, not a Private School. This means we seek to make education as affordable as we possibly can and teach the same New Zealand curriculum as all other primary schools in the country. Free bus transport is available to our school from the Motueka area, Moutere, Mapua and Redwoods Valley.

Our Special Character gives us an opportunity to ensure all teaching at the school builds on a solid Christian world-view. All teaching staff and support staff who deal directly with children in the classroom support and believe in the special character of the school at a personal level.

​We strive to help students realise their full potential in every area of life. We really value the academic side of education, but also the development of the whole person. We seek to ensure each child flourishes in regard to their social, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. We also seek to shape each child's character so they increasingly develop a healthy respect, care and concern for others. 

Why Christian Education?

The Bible does not contain all knowledge or all truth, but it does form the foundation from which all knowledge and truth springs. When we exclude God from the classroom, we effectively admit that God can be safely ignored when it comes to learning about ourselves—what it means to be human and to live well in our world. Children need a challenging, comprehensive academic curriculum built on a foundation of Biblical absolutes in order to learn as God intends us to. They also need to be able to look to those who teach them as Biblical and godly examples of what it means be a Christian and live in a way that pleases God.
Find out more about the value of Christian Education.

From the principal

​Every so often it is good to look up from what we are doing and look around. I have been reminded lately of a few aspects of our school life that are pretty special....

Teacher Aides—The funding we receive from the Government does not stretch to cover all the aspects of education we see as essential. We choose to employ teacher aides to a much higher level than many other schools because your children are worth it! Even with our small class sizes, teachers can only do so much one-on-one time with each student each day. Our teacher aides work with individual students and small groups to ensure they make the best progress they can with their learning. With backgrounds in teaching and social work, our teacher aides provide additional skills to the job that bless our students.

Bus Service—How lovely it is to provide the option of bringing children to school on buses every day. We are incredibly grateful to the Tasman Bible Church Trust who run our school buses (and make sure we have wonderful drivers). Our drivers go well beyond what is required and really care about our students. Another benefit of having our own buses is that we can go places whennever we want. Many other schools do very few trips away from school as the cost of hiring a transport is prohibitive. We get to visit the Suter Art gallery, do swimming lessons at the Aquatic Centre with trained swim teachers, and have no difficulty getting to sports and other inter-school activities. How blessed are we?!

There are lots more things I am really grateful for here at our school and I will share more with you in the coming months!

Opening Dates for 2019

The school will be open from 21 January for enquiries, new enrolments, etc.
​Feel free to email or call us to confirm a suitable time to visit!

Term 1 begins on January 28, 2019

Coming up in 2019

It has been some time since we took a long hard look at why our school exists, what our vision for Christian Education is, and how we intend to work toward that vision.

Throughout 2019 we will be having a discussion around these foundational questions and inviting input from the school community and local churches in the area. We want to serve the wider Christian community in the region as best we can! Revisiting our core vision, mission and values will ensure we remain on track to deliver the sort of education Christians in our community want for their children.

What if I'm not a christian and don't go to church?

Not a problem! Many people want to take advantage of a Christian Education for reasons other than matters of faith. We have a small number of places available to anyone who wants to come to our school. These places are limited by the Ministry of Education and there may be a waiting list.

LIVE IN NELSON OR RICHMOND?​

If you are interested in giving your child a high quality Christian Education but live in Nelson or Richmond, we would recommend you take a look at Nelson Christian Academy.

INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION?​

We have established a student scholarship fund to ensure that families on very low incomes can still take advantage of having a high quality Christian Education. If you are interested in finding out more about how you can contribute to this fund, why not take a look at our brochure here.

NEW TRANSPORT RUN TERM 1 2019

One of our teachers, Craig Starrenburg, lives in Wakefield and will be driving a 13 seater van to and from school each day.
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If you live in the Wakefield, Brightwater or Hope area and are interested in coming to our school, please get in touch with us to talk about reserving a space!