Our Facilities

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Adventure Playgrounds

We have two adventure playgrounds in the school – one in the senior school and one in the junior school. There is a flying fox, various slides, a rock wall, and several balancing activities within the playgrounds.

All children love spending time on these playgrounds during breaks, and before and after school. If your child is playing on the playground after school they must be actively supervised by a responsible adult.

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Bicycle Track

In 2023 the Board contracted the construction of a school bike track. At 200m long the track has several undulations and challenges, and is available to be used by bikes and scooters due to its asphalt construction. Helmets and safe riding strategies are a requirement of anyone using the track.
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Swimming Pool

The school has a heated indoor swimming pool which all students have the opportunity to swim in during Terms 1 and 4. Students participate in an intensive daily swimming programme with their class during these two terms. Our pool is well maintained and a real asset to the school.

There are after school and weekend swimming classes in our pool taken by Trentham Swim School

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Hikurangi - Treemendous Garden

Our Treemendous Garden was renamed Hikurangi in 2022 to acknowledge our late Kaumātua Koro Matt Konia. Named after his maunga on the East Coast, the first to see the sun, Hikurangi was constructed with the help of our Trentham community and the Mazda foundation. It is a beautiful native reserve, with flourishing gardens and an abundance of flora and fauna. Our children use it regularly to explore and discover the joys of the natural living world.

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Two Large Playing Fields

We have two large fields for both the senior and junior students to play on. Every lunchtime there are organised games on the field for the seniors, supervised by a duty teacher.

We also have two sandpits available for use by students in Terms 1 and 4, one in the junior school and one in the senior school.

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Library & Resource Centre

Trentham School has a modern well resourced library with a large collection of over 7000 items. Books, magazines and audio support the school curriculum and provide a wide range of material for the students’ leisure reading.
Each class or hub has a timetabled library session where they can return and issue books, read, listen to stories, and conduct research using the large collection of non-fiction and reference books as well as the internet in the adjoining computer suite.

The library is open at lunchtimes, four times a week, for students to read, research and play strategic and thinking games.

There is also a parent library which is a collection of books and magazines on parenting topics. These can be borrowed by any parent or caregiver of a child at the school once they have registered as a borrower.

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School Hall

Our school hall is a fantastic facility which is available for hire. Please see the information below and contact the school office on telephone (04) 5286485  or via email at office@trentham.school.nz if you would like to book the hall.