Lyttelton Main School is a co-educational State primary school catering for pupils from year 0 to year 8.
Children come to Lyttelton Main from as far afield as Cass Bay, Opawa, South Brighton and Heathcote and from all over Lyttelton.
The School Vision:
To provide extraordinary educational opportunities in a unique port school.
Guiding Principles:
•Literacy and numeracy underpin the core foundation of learning at our school.
•Other learning areas such as science, technology, social science, the arts, Maori and other languages are also important foundations.
•Supporting the foundations are extension activities for bright and special needs children along with outdoor and environmental education.
Strategic Goals:
•To provide outstanding learning opportunities.
•To create a dynamic, stimulating physical environment.
•To build excellent partnerships through communication and consultation.
•Lead the development of a healthy and eco-friendly school community.
A variety of school trips and extra curricular activities are available to children to participate in throughout the year. These include skiing, the school camp, theatre productions, talent quests, sailing, hiking, tree planting, choir, sports and many other exciting activities.
Lyttelton Main is an Enviro-school.