About St Martins Mō Hato Mātene
The child – the heart of the matter Ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa
St Martins School | Hato Mātene Kura is a popular state school on the edge of Christchurch, nestled at the foot of the Port Hills. It has a very proud tradition of providing high quality primary and intermediate education for New Entrant to Year 8 children.
St Martins | Hato Mātene is well known for its love of the Performing Arts, its sporting prowess and as a school that is successful in developing well-rounded, capable students who are successful in a diverse world.
We have high expectations of our staff, teaching and support staff, and ensure that they are kept “professionally current” through ongoing, high quality professional development.
St Martins School | Hato Mātene Kura is well supported by our School Board who give priority to ensuring our school meet students needs. The Board ensures that the learning environment is progressive and safe, and involves the school community in the development of its strategic direction.
The school endeavours to maintain quality communication with our community and we do so in a wide range ways. Feedback is gratefully received, and we believe that this provides us with an opportunity to constantly improve.
If you are thinking of enrolling your child and wish to tour the school please email here to make a time to meet with our principal.
To enrol please click here and follow our online enrolment process
Our School Values
All learning at St Martins School is intertwined with our values:
Caring Aroha
Respect Manaaki
Responsibility Haepapa
Personal Best E Ranga!
PB4L
Positive Behaviour for Learning is a Ministry initiative being implemented in schools throughout NZ.
St Martins School began the process of implementing PB4L in 2023. The aim of the programme is to help support whanau, kaiako and akonga to address unexpected behaviours that may occur at school.
PB4L encourages curiosity as to why these behaviours may occur, and then to focus on the skills needed to change behaviour. How this is achieved is by ensuring expectations are clear, that there are good ince
ntives to encourage positive behaviour and that there are restorative, natural and logical consequences.
St Martins School has a PB4L mascot called ‘Albert’. Albert is a grey duck, designed and named by past St Martins School Students to symbolise our school spirit and commitment to our values and positive learning culture.
The Story Behind Our Logo
Our school logo was launched in March 2012 – at a time when our city was beginning a new adventure into the future, so was our school.
The main letters ‘S’ and ‘M’ of our name St Martins are used in the logo.
The Port Hills behind our school are represented in the mounds of the lower case ‘m’. The ‘s’ not only creates the path up to the school, but symbolises the journey the students take with their climb to achieve, and the growth in their learning.
