Hurupaki School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 326
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 20 Dip Road, Kamo, Whangarei
- Territorial authority
- Whangarei District
- Phone
- 09-4350733
- office@hurupaki.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Whangārei · schools in Northland
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
Our school uniform consists of a choice of four colours in the polo shirt, a black thermal undershirt, a soft shell jacket, hooded jacket, black shorts, skort and trousers.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://www.bethellsuniforms.co.nz/product-category/hurupaki-primary-school/
Our supplier is Bethells Uniforms [Bethells](https://www.bethellsuniforms.co.nz/product-category/hurupaki-primary-school/) have jackets and uniform bottoms with a stitched logo, polo shirts and black thermal tops
- https://www.bethellsuniforms.co.nz/product-category/hurupaki-primary-school/
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- school triathlon
Our annual events include the school triathlon, swimming sports, cross-country and athletics.
- swimming sports
Our annual events include the school triathlon, swimming sports, cross-country and athletics.
- cross-country
Our annual events include the school triathlon, swimming sports, cross-country and athletics.
- athletics
Our annual events include the school triathlon, swimming sports, cross-country and athletics.
- netball
We run Hurupaki School teams for netball, hockey and twilight hockey.
- hockey
We run Hurupaki School teams for netball, hockey and twilight hockey.
- twilight hockey
We run Hurupaki School teams for netball, hockey and twilight hockey.
- school triathlon
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 219
- Māori
- 110
- Pacific
- 21
- Asian
- 66
- MELAA
- 9
- 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 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 02 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 54 |
| Year 03 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 52 |
| Year 04 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 61 |
| Year 05 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 06 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 104 | 25 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 220 | 0 | 320 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 45 |
| Age 06 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 58 |
| Age 07 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 49 |
| Age 08 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 63 |
| Age 09 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 104 | 25 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 220 | 0 | 320 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
26.6%
| Hurupaki School | 26.6% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 49.2% |
| Māori | 27.3% |
| Pacific | 123.9% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 25% |
| Total | 26.6% |
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%
| Hurupaki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 6.5% |
| 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%
| Hurupaki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 2.7% |
| 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)
- 436
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 23 May 1976
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
- 13 April 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 April 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 13 April 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 326 — 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 2017
328
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 June 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 13 April 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 19 months of the Education Review Office and Hurupaki 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
Hurupaki School is in Whangārei , Northland and caters for learners in Years 1 to 6. The school’s vision is Learning Today for Tomorrow, Ka ako i tenei rā mō āpōpō . A new principal was appointed in 2022.
Hurupaki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Cultural Responsiveness
Authentic and Meaningful Learning
Wellbeing
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Hurupaki School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which a structured literacy programme promotes equitable and excellent reading and writing skills for all Year 1 to 3 learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
any disparity in Year 1 – 3 literacy learning outcomes will be monitored and addressed
teachers share clear, culturally responsive and equitable expectations for learner progress, achievement and wellbeing
children, parents and whānau are supported through affirming, learning focused relationships.
The school expects to see equitable and excellent literacy learning outcomes for all Years 1-3 learners, where learners meet expected reading and writing progressions and experience integrated and effective support.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the extent to which a structured literacy programme promotes equitable and excellent reading and writing skills for all Year 1 to 3 learners:
teachers and leaders work collaboratively to design a responsive curriculum which realises learner and community needs and aspirations
systems and processes support a high level of teacher capability and capacity for continuous improveme nt
teachers and leaders engage with, learn through and use purposeful evaluation as a resource for improvement and innovation.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
curriculum design that builds on best practice in literacy and is implemented effectively across the school
continued, systematic and collaborative school and teacher inquiry to further inform evaluative monitoring, process and practice
continued collaborative approaches that nurture and support learning focused relationships.
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.
Filivaifale Jason Swann Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern) Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
13 April 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).