The Māori word ‘tohu’ means “sign, mark, symbol, emblem” (among other things). Our tohu was originally gifted to the school by artist Bill Smith who sadly passed away in 2023. It has been part of our Rōpū Āwhina’s (our Māori support group) identity for a number of years and each element of the design has a particular meaning for our school – this one page summary has more detail about this.
Aligned both visually and in meaning with our vision and tohu, our values are woven into all aspects of school life. You can read more about them here.