Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School
Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School[2] (TRSS) is a privately funded school with a special character, a Waldorf school located in Auckland, New Zealand
| Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School | |
|---|---|
 Main gates of Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School | |
| Address | |
5 Helios Place Titirangi Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 36°57′5.8″S 174°38′24.38″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational, non-denominational and independent (PG, N, K, Year 1-12) |
| Motto | To nurture truth, beauty and goodness as the foundation for independent-thinking human beings. |
| Established | 1987 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 1595 |
| School roll | 180[1] (February 2023) |
| Socio-economic decile | 9 |
| Website | titirangi.steiner.school.nz |
A co-educational, non-denominational and independent education for children aged birth to eighteen (Playgroup to High School) based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner.
Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School provides a comprehensive Waldorf education Curriculum and environment which encourages and promotes independent thinking and social responsibility. The School understands children as beings of body, soul and spirit and guides them to develop compassion and reverence for themselves and the world community through realising their social, academic and artistic potential.
History
The school opened in 1987, beginning as a play centre in the Titirangi Beach Hall.[3] The school subsequently moved to Parau, and then to its current site, which was formerly owned by the Crown Lynn ceramics company.[3]
Location
It is located on a site of over 29 hectares in West Auckland's Waitākere Ranges.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2018 Education Review Office report the school had 179 pupils out of which 18 were international. Out of those, 58% were female and 42% were male. The racial markup was 79% Pākehā, 4% Māori, 12% Asian, 3% Pacific and 2% of other races.[5] ERO also found that the school meets the registration as a private school criteria.[5]
The school's Kindergarten was reviewed separately by ERO who stated that 80% of teachers there were qualified. When it came to demographics, they were slightly different from the main school. The Titirangi Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten 1 had 53 pupils at the time of a review, 28 of which were male and 25 female. Out of those, 40% were Pākehā, 3% were Māori, 2% were Japanese, 6% of European descent and 2% were of other races.[6]
References
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- Education Counts: Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School
- Devaliant, Judith (2009). "History Lessons". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 213. ISBN 9781869790080.
- Official school website
- "Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School". Education Review Office. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Titirangi Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten 1". Education Review Office. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.