Hikuai 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
- 24 Hikuai School Road, Hikuai
- Territorial authority
- Thames-Coromandel District
- Phone
- 07-8647818
- office@hikuai.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.hikuai.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 40
- Māori
- 7
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 4
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 51 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 51 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
56.6%
| Hikuai School | 56.6% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 193.1% |
| Māori | 142.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 75.2% |
| Total | 56.6% |
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%
| Hikuai 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%
| Hikuai 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)
- 446
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1897
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
- 18 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (18 May 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 same report — the board assurance report of 18 May 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
The board has identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
Guidelines on the use of physical restraint and behaviour management under s101 of the Education and Training Act; and the supports to enact the guidelines are not fully developed.
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
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.
May 2018
50
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 June 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 18 May 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 9 months of the Education Review Office and Hikuai 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
Hikuai School is located near Pauanui on the Coromandel Peninsula and provides education for children in Years 1 to 8. The school TOTARA values underpin the vision for children to ‘strive towards my pinnacle’.
Hikuai School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
raise student achievement through quality teaching both inside and outside the classroom
create partnerships between the board of trustees, community and teachers to raise student achievement
provide future focused learning that is accessible to all
implement positive behaviour for learning (PB4L) schoolwide.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Hikuai School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well learning focused partnerships and a localised curriculum are contributing to improved outcomes for learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is :
to continue to respond to community aspirations to strengthen a sense of identity, belonging and connection to Hikuai School and the local environment
to continue to inform and refine aspects of the localised curriculum in partnership with the community.
The school expects to see:
reciprocal relationships fostered between students, whānau and community organisations and learning networks
learners experiencing a responsive, rich, broad and deeply localised curriculum supported by learning focused partnerships
ongoing systematic evaluation processes informing continuous school improvement focused on equity and excellence for all.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goals:
A caring and nurturing environment focused on the individual learning and wellbeing needs of all students.
Leaders focused on ensuring ongoing organisational capacity building for continuous improvement.
A well-resourced school that is located within a rich and diverse natural environment.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further response to student voice and information to provide highly engaging, localised, child-centred learning opportunities
continuing to strengthen community collaboration focused on reciprocity and the enhancement of the 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
18 May 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).