Kapakapanui School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 497
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 23 Rimu Street, Waikanae
- Territorial authority
- Kapiti Coast District
- Phone
- 04-9025015
- admin@kapanui.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.kapanui.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April
Term 1 (9 weeks) Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Term 2 (11 weeks) Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Term 3 (10 weeks) Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December
Term 4 (10 weeks) Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 401
- Māori
- 74
- Pacific
- 21
- Asian
- 55
- MELAA
- 14
- Other
- 8
- 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 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 65 |
| Year 02 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 73 |
| Year 03 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 58 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 62 |
| Year 05 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 73 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 07 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 74 |
| Year 08 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 83 |
| Total | 87 | 27 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 424 | 0 | 534 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 61 |
| Age 06 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 77 |
| Age 07 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 57 |
| Age 08 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 61 |
| Age 09 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 73 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 62 |
| Age 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 74 |
| Age 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Total | 87 | 27 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 424 | 0 | 534 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
26.8%
| Kapakapanui School | 26.8% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 52% |
| Māori | 87.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 24.2% |
| Other | 74.8% |
| European/Pākehā | 27.9% |
| Total | 26.8% |
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
15.4%
| Kapakapanui School | 15.4% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 30.5% |
| Māori | 103.3% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 20% |
| Total | 15.4% |
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
7.8%
| Kapakapanui School | 7.8% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 15.6% |
| Māori | 53.2% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 10.2% |
| Total | 7.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 434
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1978
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
- 2 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (2 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 2 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 497 — 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 2016
574
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 9 August 2016
June 2012
527
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 10 August 2012
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 2 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 two years of the Education Review Office and Kapakapanui 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
Kapakapanui School is situated in Waikanae on the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington. It provides educational opportunities to students in Years 0 to 8.
Kapakapanui School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
develop strong relationships, a sense of family connection ( Whānāungatanga )
develop and enhance their skills in te reo me ngā tikanga Māori
explore and create opportunities for shared learning of our local, Māori and wider Aotearoa history
improve their understanding of the environmental and social issues affecting Aotearoa /New Zealand and the wider world, including the positive impact they can have
be inspired to be curious, creative and confident learners.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kapakapanui School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of new teaching practices on raising student achievement in mathematics.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
raise the engagement and achievement of students in mathematics
identify and implement effective practices in the teaching of mathematics at all class levels.
The school expects to see students who are engaged and enjoying mathematics with teachers who utilise strategies proving to be most effective in teaching mathematics. They also expect to see a rise in achievement and competence in mathematics.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to raise student engagement and achievement in mathematics and improve teacher practice in this area of the curriculum.
Strong relationships that support a shared sense of belonging and support for one another.
Values that are understood and modelled by all inform the broad curriculum that supports the whole child.
Teaching teams that demonstrate a willingness to engage in new learning for continued focus in equitable and excellent outcomes.
Experienced leaders, who know and collaborate with students, staff and community well, inform meaningful strategic direction and ongoing school improvement.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
provision of support to staff to develop their understanding of effective teaching in mathematics
providing students with opportunities to grow their mathematical skills and confidence to develop a positive attitude to this subject.
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
2 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 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).