Clearview Primary, Rolleston

Key facts

About Clearview Primary

Clearview Primary is a state primary school located in Rolleston, south of Christchurch. It opened in 2010 with 170 students and 9 classes, and by the 2026 school year had grown to 733 students across 36 Homebases.

The school operates with a stated vision of producing "skilled thinkers and communicators stepping out with confidence," supported by three values drawn from te reo Māori: Whanaungatanga, Ako, and Manaakitanga. Six competencies — Collaboration, Create, Connect, Care, Climb, and Curious — underpin its teaching approach.

Māori culture and language are woven into the school's identity. The school's cultural narrative was developed with Mātauraka Mahaanui and in collaboration with Te Taumutu Runanga, who gifted names to each of the school's four year-group teams:

• Team Uranga — Years 0–1
• Team Matatea — Years 3–4
• Team Tāiri — Years 5–6
• Team Tīramaroa — Years 7–8

At the school's founding, five stones were blessed and buried on site, including a pounamu mauri stone, and the school holds the Māori name Te Kura o Marama.

Co-curricular Activities

Clearview Primary offers the following named co-curricular groups and activities:

• Senior Choir — for Years 5–8, held Thursdays from approximately 2.15pm to 3.00pm, with a pops choir focus
• Junior Choir — for Years 3–4, held Wednesdays at 2.30pm
• Senior Kapa Haka — for Years 5–8, held Thursdays from 12.45pm to 1.25pm, tutored by Matua Anton McLean
• Junior Kapa Haka — for Years 3–4, held Thursdays from 12.15pm to 12.40pm, tutored by Matua Anton McLean
• Poly Crew Group — for Years 3–8, established in 2024, focusing on Pacific (predominantly Samoan) cultural performance including mili, sasa and siva routines
• Itinerant Music Lessons — private instrumental lessons in keyboard, drums, guitar, ukulele and singing, available through Monster Music at the school for all age levels
• Swimming — Terms 1 and 4
• Triathlon — Term 1
• Basketball (Years 3–4) — Terms 1 and 4
• Movement Spectacular (Years 0–2) — Term 1
• Basketball (Years 5–8) — Terms 2 and 3
• Cross Country (Years 5–8) — Term 2
• Football Tournament — Term 2
• Hockey Tournament — Term 2
• Gymnastics — Term 2
• Duathlon — Term 3
• Koru Games — Term 3
• Rugby Tournament — Term 3
• Netball Tournament — Term 3
• Athletics (Years 0–4) — Term 3
• Summer Tournament — Term 4
• Cross Country (Years 0–4) — Term 4

Learning Support

Clearview Primary provides the following documented student support structures:

• Learning Support Coordinator (LSC): Works alongside class teachers to identify students with learning support needs, oversees student monitoring documentation, and is involved in further discussions or meetings when a teacher identifies a need beyond classroom-level support.
• Class-Based Monitoring (Class CAPs): A school-managed documentation system for students whose progress — academic, behavioural, and wellbeing — is being monitored by teachers and the LSC. Records strategies and supports in place at the classroom level, including short-term interventions, small amounts of Teacher Aide time, and additional teacher attention. Updated each term by class teachers and reviewed by the LSC, team leaders, and assistant principals.
• Individual Education Plan / Individual Behaviour Plan (IEP/IBP): A student-specific plan developed with input from whānau, teachers, the learner, and any external support agencies. Reviewed in Terms 1 and 3 to align with the school's Learning Conferences and reporting schedule, with mid- and end-of-year reports in Terms 2 and 4.
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL): A culturally inclusive planning framework applied across the school to remove barriers to learning and ensure all students can access the curriculum in ways that work for them.