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Hadlow School, together with St Matthew's Collegiate and Rathkeale College form the Trinity Schools.
Hadlow School Special Character Statement
Hadlow is an Anglican, co-educational, full-primary, day school (Y0-Y8) offering programmes of worship, religious studies, a strong moral code, and providing a well-rounded education promoting excellence through academic, cultural, sporting and spiritual pursuits in which all pupils and teaching staff are expected to participate fully.
Hadlow Preparatory School is the junior school of the Trinity Schools, a family of schools offering education from preschool to Year 13.
By the Trust Deed 1921 of the St Matthew’s Schools’ Trust Board (now Trinity Schools’ Trust Board), the Proprietor holds property to establish and maintain schools in connection with the Church of the Province of New Zealand (Anglican). In this regard Hadlow Preparatory School was purchased by the St Matthew’s Schools’ Trust Board as one of its family of schools.
Key Understandings
- although Anglican, Hadlow welcomes pupils into its environment from all cultures, religions and faiths who will undertake to uphold the Special Character of the school;
- the moral code of conduct upheld at Hadlow is based on Christian standards and values, and those of the Virtues Project;
- all pupils are expected to fully participate in the extra-curricular programmes provided at the school;
- when parents enrol their children at Hadlow they are accepting the condition that their children will participate in the programmes that make up the school’s Special Character.





