School & Community Profile

Location:
We are situated 18 kilometres east of Invercargill, adjacent to, but away from State Highway 1.

Staff:

• 1 x U2 Principal
• 5 x Scale A Teachers
• 1 x Reading Recovery Teacher
• 1 x Part-time Release Teacher
• 2 x Teachers Aides
• Office Manager
• Groundsperson

Pupils:

There are currently five classrooms operating at Woodlands:

• Room 1 - years 6-8
• Room 2 - years 4-5
• Room 5 - years 3-4
• Room 3 - years 1 & 2
• Room 4 - years 0-1

There are approximately 100 children on the school roll spread evenly throughout the age groups.

We endeavour to maintain a high teacher / pupil ratio in the new entrant room particularly.

School Buildings:

• 1 Main Teachers Block comprising:
• • 4 classrooms
  • Meeting and Staff rooms
  • Administration Areas
  • Canteen
• Prefabricated classroom
• Cover, solar heated swimming pool
• Storage sheds
• Hall/Utility Room

Community:
There are 70 families with pupils attending the school with a further 170 homes in our community area.
Within the people in the community, there is approximately one third each involved in farming, service industries or working in Invercargill.

Schools:

• Primary - years 0 - 8 at Woodlands Full Primary School
• Secondary - there are a number of schools within Invercargill with buses from Woodlands daily.

Businesses:

• Butchery
• Garage
• Tavern
• Apiarist
• 2 Transport companies
• Ravensdown Fertiliser Store
• Plant Nursery

Organisations:

• Scouts and Cubs
• Rugby
• Netball
• Tennis
• Cards
• Plunket
• Kindergarten
• Mobile Library
• Playcentres
• Rural Women
• Garden Club
• Playgroup

Churches:

• Presbyterian
• Anglican