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Principal's Welcome

I warmly welcome you to St Gerard's school in Alexandra, Central Otago.

St Gerard's is a state integrated school for girls and boys up to Year 8 offering an education with special Catholic Character. The special Catholic Character of our school follows the education philosophy of Catherine McAuley as gifted to us by the Sisters of Mercy.
As a school community we are committed to educating our students through our vision of Love (aroha ai), Learn (ako ai) and Grow (tipu ai).
Our greatest asset is our people - He waka eke noa - a canoe which we are all in together - no exception.

Julie Flannery
Principal

What's happening at St Gerard's School?

Upcoming Events in October

Mon 20

5 Year Old swimming (Mata-au 9.15-9.45am, Kopuwai 9.45-10.30am) No buses booked **

20 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2025

Thu 23

Polyfest Queenstown

23 Oct 2025

Thu 23

Southern Lakes Polyfest (performance 11:15am - 11:35am)

23 Oct 2025

Wed 29

Dunstan Zone Triathlon - TBC

29 Oct 2025

Thu 30

Dunstan Zone Triathlon PPT - TBC

30 Oct 2025

Latest Notices

Mata-Au Term 4 Week 3

17 Oct 2025

Mata-Au-Term-4-Week-3.pdf

Central Lakes polyfest - final reminders

17 Oct 2025

Kia ora e te whānau. Just a few days now until the Central Lakes Polyfest in Queenstown this coming Tuesday October 21st. Here’s a reminder of a few details to make sure everyone is sorted.

Timing & logistics

-Polyfest is at the Queenstown events centre, Joe O’Connell Drive, Frankton, on Tuesday October 21st.

-We depart from the church car park 8:30am.

-We perform from 11:15am - 11:35am. Before and after our performance we will watch some other performances.

-We will leave Queenstown around 1:30pm, so envisage being back to the church car park around 2:45pm.

Clothing & Costumes

-Students should wear correct PE gear when we travel to polyfest - NO MUFTI. Polar fleeces or sports hoodies are fine.

-Most students have already been fitted in costumes from when we performed in Invercargill in Term 3, any other students will be fitted into costumes before Tuesday. The school will be taking care of these before and after performances.

-A couple of costume reminders:

-Boys: Plain black ‘boy leg’ undies, or plain black shorts, well above knee length, please no logos.

-Girls: Short black bike pants, or similar to go under skirt. Any girls needing to wear underwear under the top, this must be black. Girls please come with your hair already in a ‘half pony tail’.

Food & Medication

-Students should bring a normal packed lunch, snacks and a full water bottle.

-Bring any required medication and ensure staff are aware of this.

Travel arrangements & adult help

-All students and staff, as well as some of the other adult helpers, will be traveling by bus.

-Other adults who have indicated they can help please meet us at the church car park 8:30am, we will sort transport from there in 1-2 other vehicles.

Cost

-The school is subsidising this event but we ask that each student contributes $10 towards transport costs. This will be added to your school account. Please let us know if this is an issue for you, we don’t want anyone to miss out.

Please email Mr Yeoman if you have any questions - ollieyeoman@stgerards.school.nz

Ngā mihi nui

Mr Yeoman

Polyfest Livestream link

17 Oct 2025

In addition to the previous notice - The Central Lakes Polyfest Livestream link will ONLY be available via the official Mīharo Murihiku website. Below is the link if you'd like to tune in and watch on Tuesday. St Gerards perform at 11:15am.

Central Lakes Polyfest Livestream Link