Stationery can be purchased from the school office - An invoice will be sent at the end of each term.

We feel best results occur when parents / whānau, students and teachers work together and support one another in a shared endeavour. Due to being a Sole Charge school we are not able to be always available when you require, however parents / whānau  are encouraged to make an appointment by calling the office or by email. 

From time to time, in a people oriented activity such as education, there will be concerns. These are always best to be addressed in person with our Principal.  We have a great range of Policy and Procedure information available online through School Docs, which you can access in the section below  or by clicking on the School Docs icon at the bottom of the page.

We also communicate using:

• School newsletters  - sent home with your eldest or only child on Wednesdays

• School website  

• Marco School Parents messenger group - for updates/cancellations of events

• Marco School Bus group - For bus changes and messages only

• Marco School facebook page 

In Term 2 2025, Marco School finalised  the shift to School Docs. This is still a programme that staff  and the B.O.T are learning and developing to best suit our school. Our school works with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our school policies. SchoolDocs updates policies in response to changes in legislation and Ministry guidelines. 

Please access SchoolDocs by clicking the link below, and entering the username and password:

SchoolDocs 

Username: marco  Password: whanga

Please do get in touch with us  to arrange some  transition visits to get your child used to Marco School. When you feel the time is right you can ask for an enrollment pack and bring this back with a start date.

Documents for enrolling

Check with the school to see what paperwork they want. They will want things like:

• a copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport as proof of age

• a copy of their immunisation certificate (this is in the back of your Well Child book or ask your family doctor for a copy)

• medical information including your doctor’s contact details

• any legal documents, for example, custody or access agreements the school should know about

• if your child has been enrolled in early childhood education, their National Student Number (NSN), and ECE leaver’s record

• contact details: your family phone numbers and address and someone the school or kura can call in an emergency if they can’t get hold of you.

We currently run two school vans.  Students will be picked up and dropped off at their home gate. We can not drop students to houses that our not on our MOE school run, nor can we have students swap seats onto different vans due to the high number of enrolled students. Please contact us if you need any support with transport.

Please call, email or use the Google form to alert the school if your child is going to be absent - please also provide the reason for the absence so that it can be correctly coded.

Marco School is not part of the Free Lunches in Schools scheme.  Students can order their lunch on a Thursday from our "Hot Lunch Day" menu.  We accept cash on the day or an invoice can be sent at the end of each term.

Marco school is part of the Fees Free scheme.  We do not ask the parents for additional donations for curriculum activities

This year, we are seeing many changes in our Curriculum delivery and Reporting expectations. Marco School is working through these changes and implementing what we feel best suits our learners. We will make informed decisions by working with Ministry of Education advisors and current Professional Learning Developement.

Currently, Marco School will report by:

• Full written reports are sent home at the end of terms 2 and 4

• Parent Interviews are held early in term 3