Tamariki School

Tamariki is the oldest ‘free school’ in New Zealand and one of the oldest in the world. It was founded in 1966 by a group of parents and teachers interested in preventive mental health. It is located in the Christchurch suburb of Linwood.

Tamariki School
Address
86 St Johns Street,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Coordinates43.5467°S 172.6895°E / -43.5467; 172.6895
Information
TypeState, Co-educational, Primary
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Established1966
Ministry of Education Institution no.4143
PrincipalDi Scullin
School roll51
Socio-economic decile4[1]
Websitewww.tamariki.school.nz
School sign

Its name is the Māori word for young children.

Special Character

Mistakes are regarded as important learning information and grading is never done. No adult has the right to demand to see the child’s work and such access is always under the child’s control. The children also have a very large measure of control over the environment; the adults in the school defer their need for a tidy environment to the child’s need to experience cause and effect; to experience why order is desirable.

The school is loosely modelled on Summerhill School.

Originally a private school, owned and operated by the parents, Tamariki integrated into the state system as a Special Character school in 1990.

Notes
  1. Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
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