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"Whakaara kia Mataara" - Aim High

WELCOME TO PIOPIO COLLEGE

We provide a positive, safe, supportive caring environment which promotes quality learning and we have a strong focus on meeting the needs of individual students.

Located just outside the Piopio township, 24 km from Te Kuiti, Piopio College is a co-educational secondary school that serves an extensive area in the western North Island of New Zealand. Our classes begin at Year 7 and continue through to Year 13.

While academic achievement is highly valued, our students are also strongly encouraged to develop as leaders by taking responsibility and contributing positively to those around them. Our curriculum and extra-curriculum activities provide ample opportunities for students to gain skills in recognising and solving problems, the desire to become lifelong learners and an appreciation of the dual heritage of the King Country and Aotearoa.

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Upcoming Events in March

Thu 26

L2 ODR Trip

26 Mar 2026 - 27 Mar 2026

Latest Notices

Wed 25

Lockdown Exercise

25 Mar 2026

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Today on Wednesday 25th March 2026 we practised our emergency procedures under the guidance of Harrison Tew® Ltd, who specialise in emergency management planning for schools and educational facilities.

The procedures we follow allow us to respond safely and quickly to a range of situations.

We are pleased to inform you that our exercise today went very well with our students responding safely and calmly.

During the year we will continue to practise our emergency procedure exercises to ensure all staff and students remain familiar with them.

Should you become aware of a lockdown or an evacuation at the school, can I please ask that you do not attend the school or phone, as we will not be able to respond. Your presence or contact may make it more difficult for us or the emergency services to manage a situation.

Any information pertaining to an emergency occurring at the school will be updated on our website as regularly as possible.

We believe that it is important that we conduct regular practices for lockdowns and evacuations so that we can all be well prepared and familiar with our procedures should an emergency occur.

We thank you for your support.

Kind regards

Piopio College Senior Leadership Team

Fri 20

Term 1 - Week 8

20 Mar 2026

only 2 more weeks of term 1 left!!