Glenavy School is a state co-educational full primary school.  Glenavy School has served the Glenavy township and rural areas for over a hundred years.  Today the school has a roll that has grown to over 70.

 The school is bulk funded to convey the pupils to school and the Glenavy School Community Bus Trust is contracted to provide this service.  The buses are also used to transport children to cultural, social, sporting and academic events with neighbouring schools.

 The School facilities include a modern two room teaching area, with a reading resource area.  There is a resource bay adjoining both classrooms, administration area, and a staffroom.  There is also a third classroom prefab.  The Ministry is currently funding a fourth classroom which we hope to have completed for the beginning of term 1 2009 and which will officially be opened during or school jubilee in March 2009.

A refurbished building houses a community library, resource rooms and a Phys Ed storage space.

 Glenavy School has attractive, well established grounds.  Within the grounds there is a Swimming Pool with changing sheds, Tennis Court, Adventure Playground, various Storage Sheds and a Community Prefab. 

 The school is currently part of the AVRACS cluster and we participate in sporting and activity days with the other cluster schools with specific emphasis on the Year 8 pupils.

 The 'Open Door' policy of the school is demonstrated in a variety of practical ways - school and community newsletters, district resource list, parents’ noticeboard, availability of curriculum documents and parent information booklets. 

The school realises the importance of Road, Rail, Farm and Water safety teaching.

 The school is a member of the Waimate Teachers' Centre giving access to more resources.  It lies on the boundary of Canterbury and Otago with pupils, teachers and Board of Trustee members using resources and facilities in both areas.

Community Newsletter Sponsors
Glenavy School would like to thank the following sponsors for their continued support

Hamish Loe
Merial Ancare
South Canterbury-North Otago
Mobile:0274 358645
Home: 03 6855833

Mills Tree Topping Ltd
0274065700
03 4313747

Glenavy Hotel
 

Glenavy Service Station
03 6893860

Fields Glenavy Store
03 6893870

Mainland Groundspead Services
03 4343417

Still's Farm Machinery Ltd
03 4313760

Filofeed Fertiliser Ltd
03 6898331

Van Leeuwen Contracting
03 6894886

Ecolab
0508732343