Kaipaki School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 130
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 687 Kaipaki Road, Ohaupo
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8236653
- office@kaipaki.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.kaipaki.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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.
- Getting there
- The school owns and operates its own school bus, with two routes: a 'town run' to the Leamington area and along Kaipaki Road, and a 'country run' around the local roads in the Kaipaki area
We are fortunate to be a directly resourced school, which means that we own and operate our own school bus, transporting students to and from school each day. Part of our bus route is directly resourced, and therefore there is no cost for students who reside in the entitlement zone. For those outside of this zone, there is a cost of $60 per term, per student. This cost only applies to the 'town run,' students who live outside the Transport Entitlement Zone, mostly in the Leamington area In general terms, our routes consist of two: the 'town run' to the Leamington area and along Kaipaki Road, followed by a 'country run' around the local roads in the Kaipaki area.
- The school owns and operates its own school bus, with two routes: a 'town run' to the Leamington area and along Kaipaki Road, and a 'country run' around the local roads in the Kaipaki area
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 121
- Māori
- 16
- Pacific
- 6
- Asian
- 9
- MELAA
- 5
- 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 130 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 130 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
147.2%
| Kaipaki School | 147.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 35.8% |
|---|---|
| Male | 213.8% |
| Māori | 118.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 540.9% |
| European/Pākehā | 118.7% |
| Total | 147.2% |
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%
| Kaipaki 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 | 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%
| Kaipaki 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 | 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)
- 417
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 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
- 4 November 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (4 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 4 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 130 — 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.
June 2018
93
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 14 August 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 4 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Kaipaki 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
Kaipaki School is a full primary school for students from Years 1 to 8. The school is located equidistant between Cambridge and Hamilton. Kaipaki School is part of the Te Oko Horoi Kāhui Ako |Community of Learning.
Kaipaki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to continue to develop a culture of active ownership of learning by embedding the responsive curriculum with a literacy focus
to further develop the ‘ Kaipaki Way’ promoting positive behaviour for learning through a focus on learning dispositions of collaboration, communication and critical thinking
to continue to build the team of learners including students and staff, through wellbeing initiatives and growing leadership capabilities
to continue connecting the community with learning, through local histories and the environment.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kaipaki School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which learning dispositions (critical thinking, collaboration and communication) raise achievement for those students whose progress needs accelerating, and extends the progress of others.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to support the school=wide focus on active ownership of learning through the use of dispositions and to evaluate the impacts of this approach on learner outcomes
to support the school focus on equity and excellence for all learners including Māori , Pacific and learners with additional needs
to support further growth of focused and effective teaching and learning strategies across the curriculum
to ensure the school has the most effective systems, processes and resources in place to support learning.
The school expects to see:
equitable and excellent outcomes for all Kaipaki learners
a refined approach to strengthening the use of dispositions in learning, informed by evidence from stakeholders (learners, teachers and whānau )
systems, processes and resources in place and utilised to support the growth in learner dispositions.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths in its goal to evaluate the extent to which the use of learning dispositions accelerates progress and raises achievement of all students:
leaders who are experienced, collaborative and committed to improving outcomes for all learners
a well-developed and established framework and approach focused on the use and measurability of dispositions to enhance the learning process and outcomes
a school community who are willing to contribute their perspectives to enhance learning in the school.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
designing the evaluation to ensure the voice of all stakeholders contributes to building understanding about the role of dispositions in learning outcomes
reviewing the teaching of dispositions, to more fully understand what is happening across the school
reviewing the expected outcomes of each disposition and analysing the relationship with progress and achievement outcomes to more fully understand the impacts on 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
4 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 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).