Kaiwaka School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 133
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 33 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka
- Territorial authority
- Kaipara District
- Phone
- 09-4312309
- admin@kaiwaka.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.kaiwaka.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: 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.
- Getting there
- Easybus school bus routes service Kaiwaka School; routes and timetables are on the Easybus website
Easybus Visit the [Easybus website](https://song.easybus.nz/) to find out what school bus routes service Kaiwaka School and their timetables. You will need to fill out the contact form with your bus requirements. Easybus will get back to you regarding what bus your child will be on. Please let the school know which bus your child will use.
- Easybus school bus routes service Kaiwaka School; routes and timetables are on the Easybus website
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
- horsemanship program
Our specialist equine facilitator runs the horsemanship program in Waipu during Term 1 and 4.
- Private piano lessons
Private piano lessons are offered to students. These run during the school day.
- Private guitar and drum lessons
Private guitar and drum lessons are offered to students. These run during the school day.
- specialist art classes
We run specialist art classes where small groups of students are taken through a creative process to support their wellbeing.
- horsemanship program
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 84
- Māori
- 65
- Pacific
- 6
- Asian
- 10
- MELAA
- 1
- 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 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 02 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 03 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 04 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 05 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 06 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 67 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 133 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 07 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 08 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 09 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 67 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 133 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
53.7%
| Kaiwaka School | 53.7% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 121.3% |
| Māori | 114.2% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 78.5% |
| Total | 53.7% |
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%
| Kaiwaka 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%
| Kaiwaka 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)
- 482
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 31 October 1870
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
- 19 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (19 May 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 19 May 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 133 — 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.
July 2017
127
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 October 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 19 May 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 seven months of the Education Review Office and Kaiwaka 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:
Kaiwaka School is in the Kaipara District of Northland and serves the local rural community. It provides education for children in years 1 – 6. A new principal was appointed in 2020. The school vision ‘nurturing children to fly’ underpins the work of the school.
Kaiwaka School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
Strengthen te reo me ngā tikanga Māori and cultural capabilities amongst the school community:
Provide innovative and culturally responsive learning environment that will grow students’ success.
Provide teaching and learning programmes that encourage and support students to be critical thinkers and broaden their horizons.
Provide opportunities for greater whānau and community involvement with the school to enhance the wellbeing of all, creating a strongly connected community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kaiwaka School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the literacy programme is meeting the needs of all children?
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
school data shows that some students are not achieving at age appropriate levels
to monitor that the new literacy programme is meeting the needs of all students
to strengthen teacher practice in literacy.
The school expects to see:
competent and capable teachers of literacy
an effective literacy programme across the school
teachers effective use of assessment information to inform their next teaching steps
all students will make progress in their reading and writing.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate if the literacy programme is effectively meeting the needs of all children:
strong relationships between students and teachers
school board and staff focussed on being culturally responsive
leaders and staff committed to enacting the school’s vision.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
professional learning development in literacy for all teachers
resource classrooms to enable a successful literacy programme to operate
develop a shared understanding of learning expectations across the school that supports moderation of student achievement information.
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
19 May 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).