Vision Statement
Thames High School students will:
- Achieve to their potential in national qualifications
- Enjoy success today and be prepared for tomorrow
- Embrace the school values.
Mission Statement
To inspire life-long learners who actively build a diverse, just and sustainable society.
Values Statement
The Thames High School community upholds and promotes the values of:
- respect for others, learning, environment, self
- integrity, honesty and responsibility
- service for the common good
- excellence through perseverance and resilience
- equity through fairness and social justice
We embody the spirit of turangawaewae or belonging. We honour the Treaty of Waitangi and the wairua of all. In partnership with our community we prepare for tomorrow’s world.
School Waiata
Whakataka te hau
This waiata can be used as a whakatauki (proverb), in whaikorero (speeches) or as a karakia (prayer).
| Whakataka te hau ki te uru, Whakataka te hau ki te tonga. | Cease the winds from the west Cease the winds from the south |
| Kia mākinakina ki uta, Kia mātaratara ki tai. | Let the breeze blow over the land Let the breeze blow over the ocean |
| E hī ake ana te atākura He tio, he huka, he hau hū Tīhei mauri ora! | Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air. A touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day. |
He Honore
This is a serious and beautiful himene (hymn) and, as such, should be sung with dignity and concentration.
This waiata can be used as a whakatauki (proverb), in whaikorero (speeches) or as a karakia (prayer).
“He honore” implies the idea of respect for other and for different cultures.
| He honore he kororia | Honour, glory |
| Maungarongo ki te whenua | Peace on earth |
| Whakaaro pai e | Goodwill |
| Ki ngā tangata katoa | To all peoples |
| Ake ake, ake ake | For ever and ever, for ever and ever |
| Amine | Amen |
| Te Atua, te piringa | The Lord, the shelter |
| Toku oranga | My existence |
