1. Excellent Reputation
for our
“Transition
to School”
Programme…

4. 100 NZ black sails propel our curved Waka, designed to transport and transform new trajectories in our children’s lives

5. DISCOVERY: Butterfly antennae as a fern / koru symbol unfurling to meet the world…
NEW HOPE: Golden rays of light emerging from the darkness…
Meaning of our logo
ANCIENT DERIVATIVE: Chrysalis is derived from Greek meaning “Gold”, which in turn symbolises our continuous pursuit for gold standards…
TRANSFORMATION: Representing the first wonders, milestones and achievements in life inside our Chrysalis…
DEVELOPMENT: Stage by stage care, protection and development…
HERITAGE: Featuring two iconic trees in the playground (English Oak and NZ Pohutakawa) as the two spirals of life inside Chrysalis…
TRADITION & RESPECT: Avondale is known to tangata whenua as Te Whau, also the name for the river that defines Avondale’s western boundary.
Te Auaunga or the Oakley Creek marks the eastern edge of Avondale, a name referring to the numerous whirlpools along the creek, depicted here as butterfly wings…
WELL BEING: Symbolic symmetry & balance in life …
NATURE: Featuring the most natural pattern in the universe - a spiral forms in everything from DNA to shells to ferns to Earth’s weather to galaxies…