Centennial Park School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 76
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 50 Te Kuiti Road, Te Kuiti
- Territorial authority
- Waitomo District
- Phone
- 07-8787709
- admin@centennialpark.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sep
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October - Finish date TBC
Monday 12 October - Finish date TBC
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 10
- Māori
- 75
- Pacific
- 5
- Asian
- 3
- MELAA
- 0
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 02 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 08 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 72 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 72 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 07 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 72 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 72 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Centennial Park 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 | 0% |
| 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%
| Centennial Park 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 | 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%
| Centennial Park 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 | 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)
- 540
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1956
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
- 28 March 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 March 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 28 March 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 76 — 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 2016
107
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 14 March 2017
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 28 March 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 46 months of the Education Review Office and Centennial Park 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
Ko Rangitoto te maunga Ko Mangaokewa te awa Ko Tainui te waka Ko Te Kuiti te marae Ko te Tokanganui-ā- noho te whare tūpuna Ko Ngāti Maniapoto te iwi Ko Ngāti Rora te hapū Ko Te Kura Rautau te kura
Centennial Park School, Te Kura Rautau is in Te Kuiti and provides bilingual and te reo Māori education for students in year 1 to 8. The school ūara of Mana Tangata, Maniapototanga, Wairua Hihiko and Panekiretanga guide relationships and learning in the school.
Centennial Park School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Te Kura Rautau Centennial Park School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
make progress in New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
continue to strengthen the local curriculum
improve outcomes for priority learners, Māori and learners with additional needs to support transition
enhance wellbeing by promoting and encouraging school values
promote and encourage school values.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Centennial Park School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the marau-ā-kura reflects the school vision, values and whānau aspirations in terms of promoting the school’s valued outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
student learning will be accelerated and improve equity and excellence
student agency will be developed to improve student outcomes.
The school expects to see
enhanced engagement of students and whānau in learning programmes
strengthened consistency in the use of the marau-ā-kura .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to:
school values are well known and support the wellbeing of the whānau and ākonga
effective, culturally sustaining pedagogy that supports students’ sense of wellbeing, connection and belonging
leaders and teachers that actively engage the whānau and community in reciprocal relationships that strengthen whanaungatanga
leaders and staff that are aware of the need to improve internal evaluation to lead improvements.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening collective capacity to do and use evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building for improvements.
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.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
28 March 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).