Vision
‘To unlock the uniqueness and potential in every student through an innovative and engaging curriculum’
Our Capabilities
‘Confident, Curious, Connected, Creative’
Our School
Ignite – Innovate – Connect
Our Vision
Values
- R esilience
- E mpathy
- S elf-belief
- P erseverance
- E xcellence
- C ommunity
- T olerance
The Board and Annual Reports
The Board
- Presiding Member: Mr David Kay
- Principal: Mr Hayden Iles
- Staff Representative: Mrs Aimee Fannin
- Parent Representatives:
- Mrs Jodi Field
- Ms Danielle Yang
- Mr Todd McDonald
- Mr Shaun French
Meeting Dates: 2026
- Term 1: 25 February + 25 March
- Term 2: 13 May + 17 June
- Term 3: 5 August + 9 September
- Term 4: 4 November + 2 December
Meetings are held in the Boardroom and commence at 7pm.
Please click HERE to read the latest Board meeting minutes
Education Review
Our latest review was conducted in August 2023.
The above reports have been downloaded from the Education Review Office website.
Annual Reports
The Murrays Bay Primary School’s Strategic Plan is a key planning document that sets out the school’s objectives and targets for the year.
The strategic plan is put in place at the start of the school year, so that it can then be effective in setting teaching and learning programmes and guiding the activities of our school.
The purpose of a strategic plan is to establish the mission, aims, objectives, directions and targets of the Board that will give effect to the Government’s National Education Guidelines and the Board’s priorities.
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Business Partners
Murrays Bay Primary School would like to acknowledge and thank the following businesses for their on going support, we hope that you will continue to support them.
Career Opportunities
Day Relief Teacher
High achieving, enthusiastic and positive relief teachers are invited to forward their application and CV to our school for day to day relieving.
Our school uses StaffSync to advertise relief teaching jobs, please request to be a preferred reliever on the App.
For more information please contact Stephanie – stephanie@murraysbay.school.
Applicants must be living in NZ and hold a current NZ teaching registration.
Year 0 Teacher
Fixed Term, Full Time
We are looking for a passionate, innovative teacher to open a Y0 class and join our dynamic and supportive team.
Murrays Bay Primary School is proud to be a Science of Learning school. Our teaching and learning are guided by evidence-based practice, with a strong focus on how students learn best. We prioritise structured, explicit teaching, building strong foundations of knowledge, and ensuring all students can thrive.
A sound understanding of the NZ Curriculum and the ability to cater for the needs of diverse students are essential. We offer excellent professional development opportunities and support. Please state curriculum strengths in your application.
Start date: Monday, 24th August
We welcome visits to our school.
The terms and conditions, including base salary, for this position are set by the relevant collective agreement. The base salary for trained and registered teachers will range from $62,862 to $93,234, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and experience. An individual’s actual base salary will be established by a salary assessment once a role is confirmed.
Application end date: 27th July at 9 am.
Please download the application form and send it together with your CV and cover letter.
Please download our confidential referee’s report, which should be emailed directly to the Principal (principal@murraysbay.school.
MBPS Confidential referee report – Y0 Teacher
Fixed-Term Teacher – Maternity Cover (Year 5)
Start date: Monday 12 October 2026 (Term 4 2026)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher to join our dynamic and supportive team in a Year 5 class. This is a maternity cover position.
Murrays Bay Primary School is proud to be a Science of Learning school. Our teaching and learning are guided by evidence-based practice, with a strong focus on how students learn best. We prioritise structured, explicit teaching, building strong foundations of knowledge, and ensuring all students can thrive.
A sound understanding of the NZ Curriculum and the ability to cater for the needs of diverse students are essential. We offer excellent professional development opportunities and support. Please state curriculum strengths in your application.
We welcome visits to our school.
The terms and conditions, including base salary, for this position are set by the relevant collective agreement. The base salary for trained and registered teachers will range from $62,862 to $93,234, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and experience. An individual’s actual base salary will be established by a salary assessment once a role is confirmed.
Application end date: 27th July at 9 am.
Please download the application form and send it together with your CV and cover letter.
Please download our confidential referee’s report, which should be emailed directly to the Principal (principal@murraysbay.school.
Policies and Procedures
Our school works with SchoolDocs who hosts a website for our policies and procedures.
The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies which have been well researched and follow the Ministry of Education National Administration Guidelines. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, procedures for behaviour management, reporting to parents, etc.
SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our board of trustees has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented. We will advise you when policies are up for review and how you can take part in the review.
We invite you to visit the site at http://murraysbay.
Note there is no “www”. Our username is murraysbay and password waipapa.
