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About Hato Pāora
Our Dual Special Character
Te tuakiri motuhake
The Special Character of a Catholic School is Defined in Each School’s Integration Agreement
Hato Pāora College is a Roman Catholic school in which the whole school community, through the general school programme and its religious instructions and observances, exercises the right to live and teach the values of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, our Māori culture, te reo Māori me ōna tikanga are central to our identity as a kura. We aim to use the values from both elements of our special character to nourish and support our tauira to grow into young men who exhibit and exercise these key values in their lives.
Hato Pāora College is a community where gospel values are central, faith is nourished, and Christian celebration in the Catholic tradition is highly valued. The boys attend chapel every weekday at 8.30am before school commences. This is an important aspect of the day and attendance is mandatory.
Students also attend Mass every Sunday and on special feast days or events. Our religious observance is bilingual and incorporates Māori understandings of the world. Tauira are given regular opportunities through attendance at hui, pōwhiri and kapa haka to grow their knowledge and confidence in Māoritanga. Their identity as young Māori men is valued and supported throughout the kura.
Spirituality
At Hato Pāora College, we promote and nurture the individual and communal spirituality of the whole school community. Students experience devotional, traditional, liturgical, imaginative, and contemplative forms of prayer as set out in the Religious Education Curriculum Statement for Catholic Schools. A prayer focus is established in each classroom, and students are encouraged to maintain and respect this area.
Social Justice
Social justice teaching is an essential part of religious education. In keeping with the teachings and example of Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church emphasises meeting human needs caused by poverty, oppression, exploitation, and injustice.
Evangelisation
The school is a faith community, which proclaims the gospel as a means of bringing people to Christ. All members of Hato Pāora College are encouraged to be examples of Christians living in faith and service. The school values knowledge and understanding of scripture and the teachings of the Catholic Church and all members of the school community are expected to know about the school’s unique Catholic special character, traditions, and founding history.
Partnership
Education is a collaborative responsibility, shaped by core values of cooperation and solidarity. We foster positive working relationships amongst the Tumuaki, Board of Trustees, staff, students, and their families. The parish priest and parishioners are welcomed into the life of the school. The school liaises with the parish in the sacramental programme of Reconciliation and First Eucharist. The Board undertakes an annual self-review process on Catholic special character, and completes an annual comprehensive report to the proprietor. This is in addition to an external Catholic character review every three years.
Values
The school identifies and actively promotes gospel values. Our Catholic values are taught, modelled, and promoted to students learning how to face ethical issues from a Catholic perspective. The teachers respect and reflect the Catholic special character of the school in all curriculum areas and in all school activities. Excellence in the learning process is upheld as a strong Catholic value.
School Culture
The school culture embraces and reflects the Catholic special character in the way staff and students treat each other with courtesy, consideration, and aroha, and in the physical environment of the school.
Stewardship & Leadership
The school accepts responsibility for delivering education with a Catholic special character; all planning and policy documents have Catholic special character components.
Leadership effectively shapes the faith-based vision, direction, values, and outcomes of the school programme. The Tumuaki is qualified by education and experience for the Catholic special character responsibilities of the position, and shows a commitment to Catholic special character. The Tumuaki and the director of religious studies (DRS) also work collaboratively to lead the development of Catholic special character. Senior students have opportunities to lead the school in school assemblies, liturgies, and masses, and to be involved in St Vincent de Paul, youth groups, altar serving, etc.
Worship
A Catholic culture of prayer, liturgy, and faith-based celebration is promoted in the school. Community prayer is part of daily life at the school. The school marks significant feasts and seasons of the liturgical year.
Service
Catholic schools aim to contribute a Catholic dimension to the development of values and wellbeing of the wider community. Hato Pāora College endeavours to provide opportunities for students to contribute to the local community, and to be involved in national and international projects where appropriate. These service and outreach opportunities demonstrate for students the connection between spirituality and social justice, and raise awareness of others’ needs.
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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