Aka Aka School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 46
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 809 Aka Aka Main Road, Aka Aka, Waiuku
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 09-2352806
- admin@akaaka.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.akaaka.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Getting there
- A bus service to and from Waiuku township
A bus service is available to and from Waiuku township.
- A bus service to and from Waiuku township
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- On offer
- Calf Club
Calf Club normally falls around the end of September/beginning of October.
- Calf Club
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 30
- Māori
- 21
- Pacific
- 9
- Asian
- 0
- MELAA
- 0
- Other
- 0
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 07 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 62 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 62 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Aka Aka School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Aka Aka School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Aka Aka School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 488
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 3 July 1906
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 16 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (16 June 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 16 June 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 46 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
August 2017
31
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 3 November 2017
March 2014
41
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 May 2014
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 16 June 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Aka Aka School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Aka Aka School is located in a rural setting in Waiuku and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8.
Aka Aka School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to have:
an actively engaged school community who strive to achieve their personal best
a future focused curriculum that enables empowered learners
a safe physical and emotional environment that promotes wellbeing for all.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Aka Aka School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which the localised curriculum design and planning is improving equity and excellence for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
increase the inclusion of te ao Māori into the local curriculum design and planning
refine and strengthen the curriculum design and planning processes within the school
increase opportunities for Māori to learn and succeed as Māori .
The school expects to see a local curriculum that includes targeted planning to improve outcomes for learners, informed by effective internal evaluation.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to strengthen localised curriculum design and planning to improve equity and excellence for all learners:
An inclusive learning climate that provides support for all learners.
School values are lived and embedded into everyday practices.
A collaborative teaching team that supports each other to improve practice.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further developing the curriculum planning framework to promote deliberate inclusion of te ao Māori within the teaching and learning programme
strengthening internal evaluation to better identify what is working, for whom and why.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of School
16 June 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 4 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).