Kaiapoi North School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 505
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 278 Williams Street, Kaiapoi
- Territorial authority
- Waimakariri District
- Phone
- 03-3278803
- office@kaiapoinorth.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 409
- Māori
- 105
- Pacific
- 29
- Asian
- 38
- MELAA
- 13
- Other
- 2
- International
- 1
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 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 51 |
| Year 02 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 58 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 48 |
| Year 04 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 69 |
| Year 05 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 06 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 69 |
| Year 07 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 86 |
| Year 08 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 72 |
| Total | 106 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 415 | 0 | 506 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 45 |
| Age 06 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 57 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 08 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 09 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 56 |
| Age 10 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 65 |
| Age 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 75 |
| Age 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 64 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 106 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 415 | 0 | 506 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
56.9%
| Kaiapoi North School | 56.9% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 6.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 105.5% |
| Māori | 45% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 65% |
| Total | 56.9% |
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
4.3%
| Kaiapoi North School | 4.3% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 8.4% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 5.2% |
| Total | 4.3% |
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%
| Kaiapoi North School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| 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)
- 461
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 1 February 1962
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
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 14 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (14 June 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 14 June 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 505 — 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 2017
543
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 October 2017
March 2014
411
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 26 May 2014
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 14 June 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 24 months of the Education Review Office and Kaiapoi North 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
Kaiapoi North School, also known as Te Kura o Ruataniwha Kaiapoi North, is a full primary school catering for Years 1-8 children. Children come from a diverse range of backgrounds. The school’s mission is that students and staff strive for personal excellence in all that they do, and the values and beliefs are lived.
Kaiapoi North School strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are for:
all children to gain personal success in literacy and numeracy, make personal progress each year and meet school and New Zealand Curriculum appropriate for each individual
all children to gain personal success in all areas and encourage the uniqueness and strengths of each child both individually and collectively
teachers to provide high quality learning programmes for all children based on current proven research.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kaiapoi North School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of the literacy programme and the impact this is having on children’s progress and achievement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation isthe long-term investment in intensive professional development to raise levels of progress and achievement for all students in literacy.
The school expects to see through an in-depth evaluation of progress towards strategic goals, confident children explaining clearly their learning and next steps in reading and writing.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate the effectiveness of the literacy programme and the impact this is having on children’s progress.
Strong curriculum leadership with clear coherent teaching practices and learning programmes that enable all students to gain personal success.
Staff who are skilled, dedicated lifelong learners who use proven research to provide quality learning programmes for all learners.
Effective evaluation that identifies the strengths and areas for further exploration to better inform ongoing improvements for ensuring all students are succeeding.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
supporting all learners with their wellbeing to support equitable and excellent access to learning
exploring the learning from the ongoing evaluation of literacy and consider how this can inform improvements in teaching and learning of the mathematics 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
14 June 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 5 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).