S.W.I.S.

This Government initiative has been placing Social Workers in low-decile schools for several years now and our Centre employs the Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) for Mangere who work with families from the following Mangere schools:

• Favona Road School


• Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate


• Jean Batten Primary School


• Mountain View Primary


• Mangere Central School


• Te Kura Kaupapa Maori a Rohe O Mangere


• Southern Cross Campus Junior and Middle Schools

Our team consists of David Pepe-John, June Matthews-Minarapa, Mahue Greaves and Makere Rangihuna-Togiamua. They are available in each of their schools 2 days a week, and their job is to be available to staff, students and families who may have concerns about children's wellbeing. They also provide programmes to develop resiliency and skills in our young people. They can be contacted through the school or at centre.