Kaiaua School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 39
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 1061 East Coast Road, Kaiaua
- Territorial authority
- Hauraki District
- Phone
- 09-2322723
- admin@kaiaua.school.nz
- Website
- not reported
- 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
- 16
- Māori
- 30
- Pacific
- 2
- Asian
- 0
- 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Kaiaua School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
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%
| Kaiaua 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Kaiaua 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 533
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 17 June 1883
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
- 30 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (30 August 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 30 August 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.
ERO and the board have identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
the development of polices for students with special education needs [Section 19, NZ Bill of Rights Act, Section 21h, Human Rights Act 1993]
ensure that teachers and authorised staff are suitably trained to undertake physical restraint. [Section 99 Education and Training Act]
The board has since taken steps to address these areas of non-compliance identified.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 30 August 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 6 months of the Education Review Office and Kaiaua 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
Kaiaua School is located in the coastal village of Kaiaua within the boundaries of Ngāti Paoa , the local iwi . It provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The current principal has been in the role for five years.
Kaiaua School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
ensure high levels of progress and achievement by fostering a community of learners
develop positive working relationships to support learner outcomes
sustain a safe and inclusive culture in which the customs and values foster success.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the use of strategies to identify and respond to student learning needs, including the use of the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to ensure teaching is more strongly targeted to student learning needs
to more accurately measure and respond to student progress.
The school expects to see a greater number of students at risk of underachieving making accelerated progress.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the use of strategies to identify and respond to student learning needs:
Strong community relationships that enrich the curriculum for students.
The development of strong systems to promote a positive, inclusive culture for learning.
Teachers use of a wide range of resources and innovations to respond to student learning needs.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening teaching practices that contribute to well designed and purposeful learning programmes that better promote student achievement
reviewing and modifying assessment systems to ensure a greater focus on the tracking and monitoring of student progress though the learning progressions.
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
30 August 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).