Lyttelton Main School is a co-educational State primary school catering for pupils from Year 0 to Year 8.

Children come to Lyttelton Main from as far afield as Cass Bay, Opawa, South Brighton and Heathcote and from all over Lyttelton.

School Vision :

• To provide extraordinary educational opportunities in a unique port school.

Guiding Principals :

• Literacy and numeracy underpin the core foundation of learning at our school
• Other learning areas such as science, technology, social studies, Maori and other languages are also important foundations
• Supporting the foundation areas are extension activities for bright and special needs children along with outdoor education.

Strategic Goals :

• Provide outstanding learning opportunities.
• To create a dynamic, stimulating physical environment
• To build excellent partnerships through communication and consultation
• Lead the development of a healthy and eco-friendly school community.

A variety of school trips and extra curricular activities are available for children to participate in throughout the year.
These include: skiing; school camp, theatre productions; talent quest; sailing; hiking; tree planting; choir; sports and many other exciting activities.