Kawhia School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 54
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 318 Rosamond Terrace, Kawhia
- Territorial authority
- Ōtorohanga District
- Phone
- 07-8710725
- office@kawhia.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.kawhia.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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
- School bus for students living past Lake Road; on Manual days (every second Wednesday) the bus arrives approximately half an hour earlier than usual
Students living past Lake Road may be eligible to be transported to school on the school bus. At the time of enrolment we will discuss eligibility. It is our policy to send the child on the bus as usual unless we have received a note or phone call from a Parent/Caregiver authorising the change. Please note that on Manual days (every second Wednesday), the bus will arrive approximately half an hour earlier than usual.
- School bus for students living past Lake Road; on Manual days (every second Wednesday) the bus arrives approximately half an hour earlier than usual
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 6
- Māori
- 52
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 0
- MELAA
- 0
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 03 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 05 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 07 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 08 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 54 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 09 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 54 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
101.4%
| Kawhia School | 101.4% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 253.9% |
| Māori | 101.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 101.4% |
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%
| Kawhia 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 | 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%
| Kawhia 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 | 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)
- 556
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 30 September 1895
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
- 28 February 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 February 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 28 February 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 54 — 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.
May 2019
49
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 July 2019
October 2016
58
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 7 December 2016
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 28 February 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and Kawhia 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
Kāwhia kai Kāwhia moana Kāwhia tangata Aotea whenua
Kāwhia School, Te Kura o Kawhia , is situated on the west coast of the North Island and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8 in te reo Māori and English medium pathways. Most of the tauira share whakapapa connections to local marae .
Kawhia School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide learning programmes that enhance educational success that are inclusive, address student needs and support tauira confidence
provide learning programmes that enhance tauira language, culture and identity as Māori
strengthen school culture to support student wellbeing
gather, collate, use and analyse data from a range of information including formative and summative assessment tools and tauira voice.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kawhia School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to review the effectiveness of school-wide initiatives to support tauira progress in Te Reo Matatini and Literacy.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that:
the school has prioritised the need to accelerate progress in te reo matatini in rumaki reo Māori and literacy in the English medium classroom to improve equitable and excellent outcomes.
The school expects to see:
improved progress in pānui and reading towards achieving school goals
strengthened sense of confidence and motivation for tauira , mana motuhake , in pānui and reading curriculum areas
continued strengthening of the use of data to support decision making.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support tauira progress in te reo matatini and literacy:
culturally responsive pedagogy and practice that is based on Tainuitanga , K aawhiatanga and the local histories and stories of iwi and hapuu
strong kaumatua, community and hapuu involvement in the daily life of the school
an inclusive school environment where students feel a sense of connection and belonging
a well-established plan for improvement that clarifies actions and indicators of success
collaborative leaders and staff who are aware of the need for, committed to, and collectively strive to improve outcomes for all learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
deliberately using internal evaluation processes as opportunities for individual and collective professional learning
internal evaluation to guide improvements focused on what went well, and for whom
strengthen student mana motuhake to contribute to the learning programme .
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
28 February 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).