Let's grow your good boy into a great young man.
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Whāia te tika, te karakia pai, te whakapono, te aroha, te manawanui, te ngākau māhaki (Timoti, 5, 6;11). Our school’s vision centres "Whāia te Tika" - A journey in pursuit of personal excellence. Hato Pāora College is a boarding school for Māori boys, which was founded by the Society of Mary and opened in 1948. The College’s success with its young students is linked to high standards, values and expectations, which are reinforced in the daily school life and serve to shape the uniqueness of the school, in that it seeks to develop our mission of growing good boys into great young men - Nau mai, taitamatāne, kia autaia tangata ai.
Final Mass and Prizegiving
Saturday 1st November 2025 - Mass 10am, Prizegiving 12pm
Boarding
Students at Hato Pāora live, learn and work in a whānau environment. Boarding and hostel life provides boys with unique opportunities to live and learn with their peers while developing their character and leadership.
Boarding
Students at Hato Pāora live, learn and work in a whānau environment. Boarding and hostel life provides boys with unique opportunities to live and learn with their peers while developing their character and leadership.
Learning
We believe that effective leadership and learning, strong whānau engagement, coupled with our school’s culture will improve the learning outcomes for our students. Expectations for every student’s success are high.
Learning
We believe that effective leadership and learning, strong whānau engagement, coupled with our school’s culture will improve the learning outcomes for our students. Expectations for every student’s success are high.
Co-Curricular
Amongst those offered are a range of spiritual, cultural and sporting activities. Hato Pāora College students have a long tradition of being actively involved in co-curricular activities.
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