Principals’ Day – 23rd July 2025

Principals are a key part of what makes public education a place for communities and opportunities to grow. This year we are joining with our primary sector counterparts, NZEI Te Riu Roa, to celebrate principals on 23 July.

Do you have a principal you’d like to acknowledge on this day? Here are a few ideas of what you can do:

• Send them a letter of thanks on behalf of the branch.
  • You can use the sample letter, adapt it, or write your own.
• Write to the Presiding Member (chair) of your School Board and ask them to also show support for the Principal.
  • You can use our sample letter, adapt it, or write your own.
• Make a social media post (could be a video, a picture, just text – however you like to post) and use the hashtags #celebratingprincipals and #tumeketumuaki or share it with @NZPPTA on Facebook and Instagram.

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