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Tena koutou, Talofa Lava, Mālō e lelei, Mālō ni, Kia Orana, Kumusta, Salam, Namaste, Halo, Namaskāra, Āyubōwan, Helo, Xin chào and Greetings to you all.
I am delighted to present myself as your Principal and Tumuaki of Ashburton Borough School, including the Lagmhor site.
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started here at the beginning of 2025 and have taken my time to get to know parents, students and staff and to reacquaint myself with the community. I began my teaching career here at Ashburton Borough in the late 80’s so much of the environment feels familiar and comfortable to me.
A lot has changed in that time and I am excited to be part of a very diverse and inclusive community. Students at Ashburton Borough are accepted for who they are and yet are encouraged to be the best they can be by living our school values: Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Borough.
I am impressed by the dedication and commitment of staff to provide learning experiences that excite and challenge students but also how they strive to build respectful positive relationships with them and their whānau.
We are a family/whānau based school, where we care and look after each other. My big dream is to make Ashburton Borough School, including our Lagmhor site, the best place to be.
I look forward to sharing our special place with you. Please feel free to contact me or ask any questions at principal@ashborough.school.nz .
Dianne Prendergast
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23 Oct 2026
29 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
Kia ora,
Our tamariki are very excited to be attending the Haratere Marae on the 29th October. Please ensure they are dropped off at the marae
between 8.30 - 9am.
Location:
Haratere Marae
439 Rakaia Highway
Fairton
In the evening (5:30pm), families are invited to join us for a BBQ. There is a small cost of $5 per person.
Students not attending the BBQ will need to be picked up by 3pm.
Ngā mihi nui,
Jason
Any questions please email. jason.hagan@ashborough.school.nz
ABS Athletics Day 2026
What a beautiful day we had today! Well done to all our tamariki who participated. We are so proud of the effort, courage and skill you displayed today. Certainly displaying our values of Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Borough. Thank you to all our teachers, parents and BOT for your support today and to Miss Shapland for all her amazing organisation!
RELAYS AND STUDENT-TEACHER-PARENT RACES ON FRIDAY
At 1:30pm on Friday we will have our relays back at school (Lagmhor will be in town) as well as our Student-Teacher-Parent race. We would love to see some whānau come along and race our students and teachers! If you don’t want to race, you can come along and support, or have a laugh!
CERTIFICATE ASSEMBLY ON FRIDAY
Straight after our relays and Student-Teacher-Parent race we will have our Athletics Certificate Assembly in the Performance Centre. All welcome.
Results and photos from the day will be published in Friday’s newsletter
School Photos Tomorrow 23/10/26
Good morning,
just in case you missed our notice earlier in the week , please find attached a copy of the family photo order form if you want your children to get one taken.
Your eldest child will bring home a paper copy today as well, I'm just making sure you receive it one way or the other.
Please complete and return to the school office first thing in the morning . Family photos will be taken from around 8.30am .
Have good day .
Brigid
Kia Ora e te whānau,
Just a reminder for your child to wear a black shirt and boys to wear their black school shorts and girls year 1-4 please have your black skirts, just like at Flava! Looking forward to seeing you all shine on stage tomorrow!
When: Thursday 22 October
Where: Ashburton Event Center
Time: 1:15pm
Free to come watch!
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