Ararira Springs Primary- Te Puna o Ararira
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 527
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 18 Russ Drive, Lincoln
- Territorial authority
- Selwyn District
- Phone
- 03-420 0888
- office@ararira.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
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.
- Uniform
- Required
Tops - Junior polo shirt for Years 0-6 - Senior polo shirt for Years 7 and 8 - Navy shell jacket with logo
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://www.argyleonline.co.nz/shop/south-island/ararira-springs-primary
[Argyleonline](https://www.argyleonline.co.nz/shop/south-island/ararira-springs-primary) is our uniform provider.
- https://www.argyleonline.co.nz/shop/south-island/ararira-springs-primary
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3rd February to Thursday 2nd April
Term 1 2026: Tuesday 3rd February to Thursday 2nd April
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20th April to Friday 3rd July
Term 2 2026: Monday 20th April to Friday 3rd July
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20th July to Friday 25th September
Term 3 2026: Monday 20th July to Friday 25th September
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12th October to Wednesday 16th December
Term 4 2026: Monday 12th October to Wednesday 16th December
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3rd February to Thursday 2nd April
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
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.
- Voluntary donation
- $25 per term
we ask for a donation of $25 per term to help cover the costs of transport, entry fees, performers, outside instructor fees and extra arts and crafts materials which go beyond our curriculum offerings. These donations are tax-deductible.
- $25 per term
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 404
- Māori
- 65
- Pacific
- 8
- Asian
- 106
- MELAA
- 27
- Other
- 5
- 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 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 63 |
| Year 02 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 68 |
| Year 03 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 57 |
| Year 04 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 71 |
| Year 05 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 68 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 50 |
| Year 07 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 64 |
| Year 08 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 54 |
| Total | 81 | 7 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 388 | 0 | 495 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 57 |
| Age 06 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 70 |
| Age 07 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 59 |
| Age 08 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 67 |
| Age 09 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 54 |
| Age 11 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 52 |
| Age 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 81 | 7 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 388 | 0 | 495 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
22.1%
| Ararira Springs Primary- Te Puna o Ararira | 22.1% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 46.8% |
| Māori | 26.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 19.8% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 22.7% |
| Total | 22.1% |
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%
| Ararira Springs Primary- Te Puna o Ararira | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| 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 | 0% |
| 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%
| Ararira Springs Primary- Te Puna o Ararira | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| 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 | 0% |
| 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)
- 397
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 31 December 2018
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
We have no ERO reports on record for this school. That can mean ERO has not published one yet, or that we have not matched one — it is not a finding about the school. ero.govt.nz is the place to check.
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School reports are published by the Education Review Office (ERO). Link captured from Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).