Social Workers in Schools

The Government-funded Social Works in Schools (SWIS) programme provides a school-based social worker to help children up to Year 8 (age 13) make positive changes in their lives.

Trained staff work in partnership with young people and their families to build on strengths and resolve issues or concerns. Areas of focus include reducing anti-social behaviour, encouraging success, improving life skills and health and fitness, building self-esteem and confidence and understanding domestic violence (where appropriate).

A key advantage of the service is the opportunity for prevention and early intervention to prevent problems escalating. Having the social worker in schools also helps reduce the barriers to learning.

In total we have 22 social workers operating in 44 schools in Auckland (Roskill West), Manukau, Waitakere, Waikato, Rotorua , Western Bay of Plenty, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Taupo and Turangi.

Under the SWIS programme we have social workers based in the following schools:



Auckland (Roskill West)	Prospect School
	Glenavon School
	Kelston Primary School
	Fruitvale School
Waitakere (in partnership with Te Whanau O Waipareira)	Glen Eden Primary
	New Lynn Primary
	Henderson South Primary
	Ranui Primary
	Glendene Primary
	St Leonards Rd Primary
	Kelston Intermediate
	Birdwood Primary
	Don Buck Primary
Manukau	Randwick Park School
	Manurewa East School
	Takanini School
	Clendon Park Primary School
	Manurewa Central Primary School
	Te Matauranga School
	Roscommon School
	Finlayson Park School
Waikato	Insoll Avenue Primary School
	Fairfield Primary
	Rhode Street School
	Nawton Primary School
	Whitiora Primary School
	Te Uku School
	Melville Primary School
	Raglan Area School
Rotorua	Selwyn Primary
Taupo/Turangi	Mountview Primary School
	Wairakei School
	Tongariro School
	Te Kura o Hirangi
	Kuratau School
Western Bay of Plenty	Merivale School
	Gate Pa School
	Te Puke Intermediate
	Maketu School
Eastern Bay of Plenty	Putauaki Full Primary School
	Kawerau North School
	Kawerau South School
	Kawerau Central School
	Kawerau Intermediate