Cambridge East School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 355
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Williams Street, Cambridge
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8277651
- office@cambridgeeast.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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
- Not required
Cambridge East School does not have a full uniform for everyday use, however, we do have two items that parents/caregivers are required to purchase
- Not required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 2 April
Term 1: Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday, 20 April to Friday, 3 July
Term 2: Monday, 20 April to Friday, 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday, 20 July to Friday, 25 September
Term 3: Monday, 20 July to Friday, 25 September
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday, 12 October to Tuesday, 15 December
Term 4: Monday, 12 October to Tuesday, 15 December
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2026
- Term 1, 2027: Monday, 2 February to Friday, 9 April
Term 1: Monday, 2 February to Friday, 9 April
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2027
- Term 2, 2027: Tuesday, 27 April to Friday, 2 July
Term 2: Tuesday, 27 April to Friday, 2 July
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2027
- Term 3, 2027: Monday, 19 July to Friday, 24 September
Term 3: Monday, 19 July to Friday, 24 September
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2027
- Term 4, 2027: Monday, 11 October to Wednesday, 15 December
Term 4: Monday, 11 October to Wednesday, 15 December
Year stated asTerm Dates for 2027
- Term 1, 2026: Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 2 April
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 275
- Māori
- 44
- Pacific
- 7
- Asian
- 49
- MELAA
- 21
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 02 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 51 |
| Year 03 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 51 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 05 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 79 |
| Year 06 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 66 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 57 | 10 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 283 | 0 | 363 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 06 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 49 |
| Age 07 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 56 |
| Age 09 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 73 |
| Age 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 71 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 57 | 10 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 283 | 0 | 363 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
24.3%
| Cambridge East School | 24.3% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 14% |
|---|---|
| Male | 32.3% |
| Māori | 80.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 50.3% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 7.5% |
| Total | 24.3% |
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%
| Cambridge East School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Cambridge East School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 419
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1955
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 25 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (25 August 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 25 August 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 355 — 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.
June 2018
420
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 13 August 2018
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 25 August 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 five months of the Education Review Office and Cambridge East 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
Cambridge East School is located in the Waikato town of Cambridge. The school caters for learners in Years 1 to 6. The established principal and leadership team continue in their roles.
Cambridge East School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to provide quality learning opportunities that enable learners to succeed in a 21 st century world
to build a collaborative culture from within
to build sustainability at Cambridge East School.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Cambridge East School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which learner agency contributes to equitable and excellent outcomes for all aakonga .
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
effective teaching and learning practices which support learners agency are critical for equitable and excellent outcomes
further focus on the proven and robust teaching and learning practices following the pandemic is required
consistent implementation of the identified teaching and learning practices to ensure all learners experience success is needed.
The school expects to see:
equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners
consistent implementation of the collaboratively developed school learning ethos
a shared understanding of the school’s learning ethos amongst whaanau and the wider community.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the extent to which learner agency contributes to equitable and excellent outcomes for all aakonga .
experienced and proactive leaders who have taken a considered approach to develop effective and proven teaching and learning practices
a collaborative approach to developing the school learning ethos to ensure shared understanding of teaching and learning practices
robust internal evaluation practices to monitor aakonga progress and achievement across the school.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further developing the shared understanding of and strategies for implementing the school learning ethos through a range of communications
the collection of voice from key stakeholders, aakonga, kaiako and whaanau to continue to strengthen the learning-focused relationship for improved learner outcomes
the continued tracking and monitoring of aakonga progress to more clearly determine the next steps in the learning process.
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 Schools
25 August 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 3 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).