OUR FACILITIES
Set over three hillside terraces overlooking the spectacular Otago Harbour, Ravensbourne School's classrooms and outdoor learning spaces offer inspiration and opportunity to learn and develop.
School Swimming Pool
The 20metre heated indoor swimming pool operates over the summer months of Term 1 and Term 4. Developing our tauira | students water confidence and safety is a learning priority in out physical education at the school.
We work alongside JC swim school to provide regular expert tutoring classes.
Community and school whānau can also order a key to use the pool over the summer holidays and weekends.
Our Classrooms
Our school fosters a warm, modern classroom learning environment that encourages creativity and collaboration. With flexible seating, vibrant decor, and advanced technology, students feel comfortable and inspired to engage, explore ideas, and develop essential skills for their future success.
Play and Sports Grounds
The grounds of Ravensbourne School have long been a hub for community sport and recreation with netball courts, tennis courts, bike pump track and adventure playground.
Given the proximity to the Te Aka Otakou- Otago Harbour share path and Dunedin Mountain bike network weaving through Signal Hill Recreation Reserve the kids love to bike. This encouraged with regular bike day tuition, shared playground bikes to develop their skills.
Mara kai | Edible gardens
We take pride in providing outdoor classrooms for the tauira | students to explore food production and care for nature on the grounds our kura | school. We have a number of mara kai including our orchard of hua rakau | fruit trees.
Whare pukapuka | Library
The school library is a vital resource for students, offering a diverse collection of books, research materials, and digital resources. It provides a quiet space for tauira | students to study and collaborate and foster a love for reading to guide develop their unique interests.
The School Kitchen
The school kitchen is utilised to develop the tamariki | children's skills and confidence preparing delicious dishes for themselves and others. Learning values of nutrition, self-care, generosity and hospitality. Each Friday a team is guided in the kitchen to follow a recipe and utilise the in-season vegetables and fruits of the schools mara kai.