Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 143
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 11 Lyon Street, Featherston
- Territorial authority
- South Wairarapa District
- Phone
- 06-3089242
- office@featherston.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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
| Polo shirt | $45.00 | | Black pullover hoodie | $40.00 | | Black zip hoodie | $43.00 | | Senior hoodie | $52.00 - Ordered as needed | | Hat – royal blue | $12.00 - Bucket hat |
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wed 04 February - Thursday 02 April
Wed 04 February - Thursday 02 April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 03 July
Monday 20 April - Friday 03 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September
Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October - Friday 12 Dec
Monday 12 October - Friday 12 Dec
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wed 04 February - Thursday 02 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.
- In their words
- I am responsible. I show kaitiakitanga.I am respectful. I show manaakitanga.I am resilient. I show aumangea.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 114
- Māori
- 53
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 8
- MELAA
- 4
- 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 02 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 04 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 05 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 07 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 55 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 149 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 09 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 55 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 149 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
47.9%
| Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai | 47.9% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 92.8% |
| Māori | 88.2% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 16.4% |
| Total | 47.9% |
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%
| Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| 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%
| Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| 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)
- 497
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1863
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
- 22 January 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (22 January 2024)
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 22 January 2024 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 143 — 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.
September 2019
140
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 November 2019
September 2016
82
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 October 2016
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 22 January 2024 — “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 18 months of the Education Review Office and Featherston 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
Featherston School is situated in the southern Wairarapa town of Featherston and provides educational opportunities to students in Years 1 to 8. A technology block is located onsite.
Featherston School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to create a school where:
Te Marautanga – Learning is fun and meaningful
Whanaungatanga – there is success for all
Mahi Tahi – there is a connected school community
Kaitiakitanga – students are taught by passionate and skilled staff.
You can request a copy of the school’s charter, strategic and annual plans from Featherston School .
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of new initiatives to support the mana and wellbeing of students on their achievement. They also wish to further support all students to experience academic success through accessing a local curriculum that connects them to Aotearoa New Zealand histories - our whakapapa , our place, and our people.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is a desire to:
raise the achievement and mana of all students, especially Māori students
increase communication with, and involvement of whānau in the learning of their tamariki
implement a local curriculum that places and values hauora at its heart.
The school expects to see students who are actively engaged in their learning, achieving educational success and who demonstrate pride in their identity, language and culture. It also expects to see whānau showing an increased understanding of, and involvement in, their child’s learning.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to effectively integrate cultural and wellbeing practices into the delivery of its local curriculum.
Strong culturally responsive practices that guide a local curriculum that is strongly aligned with te ao Māori and the values of local iwi .
Strong relationships that utilise staff strengths and build on the potential of all as a team to enable the delivery of a wide range of opportunities to tamariki .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
Engagement in Te Ara Whakamana professional development to develop a culturally centered, strength-based wellbeing model for positive behaviour that supports the development of mana and hauora within the school community.
Refinement of Te Matauranga o Te Kura o Paetūmokai , to include Te Mātaiaho, Aotearoa New Zealand histories, and Te Matauranga o Rangitāne o Wairarapa , to increase student engagement, raise achievement and provide further opportunities for success.
Improving teacher practice through professional development and further collaboration allowing tamariki to engage more deeply with the local curriculum.
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
22 January 2024
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).