Explanation:     Inoia  (Ask)     Rapuhia  (Seek)     Patukia (Knock).

The school motto has it's origins in the Holy Bible, in the Gospels according to Matthew and to Luke and is part of the Sermon on the Mount.  The overall meaning is to do with perseverance,  we are being encouraged to keep asking, to keep seeking and keep knocking.

In terms of Education (the context in which it is being used here)  it is used to encourage an enquiring mind, to always ask and to never be afraid of asking.  It tells us to seek knowledge, information and advice.  It encourages study, effort and diligence.  It also tells us to persevere in spite of hindrances and that we should pursue things even if they seem insurmountable.  It is about making choices and taking the right options.

Furthermore, we are promised that everyone that asketh receiveth;  and they that seeketh findeth;  and to them that knocketh it shall be opened.