Our Mission is
Christ Centred Education
This means we …
- have Christ at the Centre of everything we do
- acknowledge everyone as being unique and tapu/sacred
- look for ways to serve others and build God’s Kingdom
- do our very best – every day we learn and improve
- smile a lot, have hope, be positive and joyful
- greet people cheerfully and politely
- build others up with virtues acknowledgements
- treat our school and school equipment well and make it a place to be proud of
- try new things and learn from experiences and mistakes
St Matthew's Catholic School, Marton, New Zealand 
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