Kaihere School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 45
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 1115B State Highway 27, Kaihere, Morrinsville
- Territorial authority
- Hauraki District
- Phone
- 07-8677081
- office@kaihere.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
- 32
- Māori
- 11
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 7
- MELAA
- 4
- 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
56.8%
| Kaihere School | 56.8% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 105.2% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 76.3% |
| Total | 56.8% |
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%
| Kaihere 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Kaihere 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 470
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 31 October 1914
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
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 7 November 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (7 November 2022)
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 7 November 2022 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 45 — 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.
February 2019
37
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 April 2019
August 2016
36
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 January 2017
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 7 November 2022 — “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 Kaihere 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
Kaihere School is a small rural primary school located on State Highway 27 on the western boundary of the Hauraki Plains. Since the last ERO report, staffing and the roll have remained stable. The local curriculum is underpinned by Enviro School kaupapa . Together the community and school support the values of ‘care, share, live and learn’ as articulated by the school motto ‘together we achieve more’.
Kaihere School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
improve student learning and achievement through the provision of individualised learning programmes
grow the collective capacity of staff to adapt and respond to the individual needs of all learners
implement organisational structures that support the growth of a responsive, context based, localised curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kaihere School’s website.
ERO and the school are working in partnership to evaluate, through ongoing cycles of inquiry, what teaching practices are making the most difference for identified students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
The school has extensive information that tracks and monitors children’s progress. The school now needs to inquire further into what practices will best meet the needs of individual learners. Leaders and teachers will work through a collaborative process to develop and refine teaching and learning processes. This evaluation will provide ongoing evidence as to the effect of the implementation of a range of teaching and learning strategies, and how this improves outcomes for students. The evaluation will also provide further structure for the development of the school curriculum.
The school expects to see:
improving, equitable and excellent outcomes for identified learners
teaching and learning that is responsive and adaptive to the needs of individual students
internal evaluation evidencing what works best, informing the development of the school curriculum.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goals:
effective assessment, tracking and monitoring practices that inform learners, whānau and teachers about how children are progressing in their learning
supportive relationships and partnerships with priority learner families and wider educational networks
a school and community culture underpinned by a shared language of values.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing internal evaluation structures and collaborative inquiry processes to support knowledge building for improvement
providing a curriculum that is responsive and adaptive to the individual needs and interests of diverse learners.
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
7 November 2022
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 4 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).