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Mainstream Bilingual Rumaki ESOL


Tena Koutou Katoa,

Welcome to Nawton School.
This is a quite unique school in Hamilton as it offers mainstream (English), bilingual and total immersion Maori.
There are 23 classrooms, 15 for mainstream, 6 for total immersion and 2 bilingual rooms.
We believe in developing the whole child, beginning with a sound grounding in literacy and numeracy.
It is a place where all cultures and ethnicities are valued creating a positive learning environment for all.
We are a school that endeavours to work in partnership with parents and caregivers to provide the best learning opportunities for all.

I hope that this site gives you a taste of what Nawton has to offer students.



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Mainstream
The new entrant rooms are kept to approximately 20 children.
The Board of Trustees endeavours to provide staff to keep the class sizes to less than 30.

Bilingual
Bilingual is for children from mainstream early childhood programmes who may benefit from learning in a Maori context.
No prior knowledge of Maori is required to join the bilingual classes.
The bilingual classes consist of 31-50% instruction given in Maori.
Reading, Writing and Maths are all taught in English with reference given to Maori perspective and practice in all curriculum areas.

Rumaki
Rumaki is for the graduates of Te Kohanga Reo and those for whom Maori is a first language.
Prior compentency in Maori language is required.
In the Rumaki classes 81-100% of instruction is given in Maori.
All curriculum areas are covered in Te Reo Maori.

ESOL
English for Speakers of Other Languages
10% of children at Nawton Primary School receive a daily half an hour support class to help with the development of the English language.

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