Nau Mai, Haere Mai ki te kareti o Aparima

Welcome to Aparima College

Aparima College is a Year 7 -13 composite school, situated in Riverton, on the scenic southern coast of New Zealand's South Island.  We have proudly served the Riverton township and the areas of Colac Bay, Orepuki, Pahia, Fairfax, Thornbury and Waimatuku since first opening as a College in 1974. 

We consider ourselves, first and foremost, a community school. The school has a proud tradition of academic and sporting achievement.  Our aim is to encourage and support students to reach their full potential in a positive, enthusiastic and caring environment. We are justifiably proud of our ability to provide an environment that serves the needs of the students and the community. 

Our relatively small size offers real advantages to students, teachers, parents and the community.  As a small school we are able to offer a personalised learning environment, where students are well known by their teachers.  Small class sizes and favourable teacher to student ratios encourage learning and achievement, which can be closely and easily monitored.

The College has a long tradition of standards based assessment and has easily adapted to the requirements of NCEA.  This form of assessment has proven successful for the students of Aparima College with the achievement of National Certificates at all levels.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss aspects of the Aparima College school programme, or how we can meet the needs of individual students.

Kaye Day

Principal