Hunua School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 155
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 43 Lockwood Road, Hunua
- Territorial authority
- Franklin Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-2924889
- office@hunua.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.hunua.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.
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 28 January – Thursday 2 April
Term 1 Wednesday 28 January - Thursday 2 April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
Term 2 Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Term 3 Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Wednesday 8 December
Term 4 Monday 12 October - Wednesday 8 December
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 28 January – Thursday 2 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
- At Hunua School we focus on developing the values of RiCH to guide the behaviour and actions of students in relation to their academic and emotional development.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 125
- Māori
- 25
- Pacific
- 17
- Asian
- 18
- MELAA
- 6
- 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 132 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 132 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
38.5%
| Hunua School | 38.5% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 94.3% |
| Māori | 182% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 47.6% |
| Total | 38.5% |
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%
| Hunua School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| 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%
| Hunua School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| 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)
- 433
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 5 March 1876
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
- 6 March 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (6 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 6 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 155 — 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.
November 2017
147
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 March 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 6 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 twelve months of the Education Review Office and Hunua 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
Hunua School located in a rural environment in the Hunua ranges, provides education for students in Years 1 to 8.
Hunua School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
deepen learning – create a local curriculum that engages and challenges students
strengthen community and school partnerships.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Hunua School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively student outcomes in writing are increased through targeted actions and strengthening of teaching practices. Further building home-school partnerships for learning is an ongoing priority for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the priority to raise achievement levels in writing for all learners to match those in reading and mathematics
the school’s commitment towards equity and excellence for all students
the opportunity to further embed the local curriculum and strengthen parent partnerships in learning.
The school expects to see strategic actions implemented to improve the progress and enable equitable outcomes for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to raise achievement in writing through effective teaching practices and partnerships in learning:
a positive culture for learning that focuses on continuous school improvement
planned professional development that is targeted to the needs of students and teachers.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening learning-centred partnerships with parents and whānau to build shared understandings and involvement in their children’s learning
implementing further opportunities for targeted professional development to build collective capability to inform responsive planning, teaching, and learning.
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
6 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).