Our Special Character

 Ponatahi Christian School, the School with the Bible, has been established to uphold the values and doctrines of the Christian Religion as determined from time to time by the Consistory of the Reformed Congregations of New Zealand at Carterton.

The school reflects this by:

• Upholding the honour of the LORD in all curricula and expected conduct and work habits of both students and staff.
  
  
• Teaching young people that they are born as lost sinners and can only be reconciled to God the Father by a supernatural work of regenerating grace whereby the Holy Spirit grants faith to receive of the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ.
  
  
• Assisting young people, where possible, in developing the skills and attitudes needed to diligently use the Word of God as the means of God’s grace.”

This Special Character, above, is written into the Integration Agreement, a legally binding contract between the School’s Proprietors and the New Zealand Government. The school is mandated to teach the New Zealand Curriculum in return for full government funding on the condition that the Special Character is maintained in all aspects of school life. 

 For a fuller statement of the beliefs practiced and taught at the school please check the following link:   http://www.rcnz.org/belief.html