Our vision at Central Normal School/Te Kura Tuatahi o Papaioea is Whaia Kia Tutuki - Strive to Your Potential. For us, this captures the mindset we want our tamariki and staff to model and demonstrate - to strive to do your best with your learning, teaching, behaviour, sports and cultural participation.

Values are deeply held beliefs about what is important and desirable. Our values are encouraged, modelled and explored on a daily basis and feature strongly in all our programmes and conversations. The values at Central Normal School/Te Kura Tuatahi o Papaioea were developed through consultation with our school whānau.

Our Dispositions for Learning outline the dispositions to live, learn, work and contribute as active participants of our school and wider community. The Dispositions for Learning are the knowledge, attitudes and skills that permeate all areas of learning.