School Hours / Dates
Monday to Friday 8.55am - 2.53pm
2023
Term 1: 31 January to 6 April
Term 2: 26 April to 30 June
Term 3: 17 July to 22 September
Term 4: 9 October to 15/18 December
Address
Clayton Road Rotorua 3015
Phone: 07 3488459
Email: Click here

Matua Marcus
Yá'át'ééh, Osiyo, Tēnā koutou
Ko Ma'iitosoh sizį́ te maunga
Ko Tó Łichíí' te awa
Ko Lók'aa' tso te waka
Nō Na’neelzhiin ōku tīpuna
I tipu ake au i Na’neelzhiin
Ko Rotorua tōku kāinga ināianei
Ko Diné rātou ko Tsalagi, ko Hopi ōku Iwi
Ko Te Kānuka tāku tama
Ko Sequoia tāku tamāhine
Ko Marcus Ridge tōku ingoa
Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tatau katoa
Hello, my name is Matua Marcus. I am from from Navajo, Cherokee and Hopi tribes. I was raised on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico connected to my whenua, whānau and culture. In 2008, I gained a Bachelors in Sociology and a Bachelors in Philosophy Pre-Law from the University of New Mexico with a desire to go into Law School until coming to Aotearoa. I am now the father of two tamariki and married to a wāhine Māori. I have been in Rotorua for nearly a decade working in the Social Sector. I have studied Te Reo Māori and use Te Reo in the home and with whānau over the years. I always considered changing careers to go into teaching when the time was right and I am now honoured to be able to teach at Western Heights Primary School alongside all the amazing staff and students.
Ngā mihi nui