Te ara Mana-ā Kura Kāhui Ako (Farm Cove Community of Learning) is a network of schools serving the Pakuranga suburb of East Auckland that provides a strong pathway of achievement for our learners.

The name Te ara Mana-ā Kura literal translation is the pathway of empowering our schools. It was chosen for the work that our group does reflecting the inspirational and courageous behaviour of our Community towards our learners in this area.

Our schools have a strong and long history of working together for the past 24 years. The schools have been involved in several formal collective partnerships, shared professional learning opportunities, transition initiatives and co-curricular opportunities.

Te ara Mana-ā Kura Kāhui Ako was formed in 2017 and the initial four schools started working together more closely. In 2020 Wakaaranga School will formally join the Kāhui Ako, and work is underway to extend the Kāhui Ako to include local ECE centres.

We are a community of five multicultural Decile 5-9 schools comprising of three contributing primary schools, an intermediate school and a college all in close geographical proximity to each other in East Auckland.