Kerikeri Primary School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 511
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Hone Heke Road, Kerikeri
- Territorial authority
- Far North District
- Phone
- 09-4078414
- admin@kkps.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.
- Uniform
- Required
The Polo Shirt is compulsory for all children.
- Required
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 319
- Māori
- 229
- Pacific
- 63
- Asian
- 55
- MELAA
- 23
- Other
- 12
- 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 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 87 |
| Year 02 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 93 |
| Year 03 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 92 |
| Year 04 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 86 |
| Year 05 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 83 |
| Year 06 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 97 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 243 | 52 | 62 | 24 | 5 | 347 | 0 | 551 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 06 | 50 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 98 |
| Age 07 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 104 |
| Age 08 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 85 |
| Age 09 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 72 |
| Age 10 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 99 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 243 | 52 | 62 | 24 | 5 | 347 | 0 | 551 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
59.9%
| Kerikeri Primary School | 59.9% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 109.7% |
| Māori | 82.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 57% |
| Total | 59.9% |
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%
| Kerikeri Primary 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%
| Kerikeri Primary 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)
- 462
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1955
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
- 15 February 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (15 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 15 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 511 — 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.
April 2016
556
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 13 June 2016
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 15 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 Kerikeri Primary 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
Kerikeri Primary is a contributing school catering for learners from Years 0 to 6 in Kerikeri, Northland. A special feature of the school is the Māori bilingual unit Te Whakatupuranga . The school’s vision empowering today, nurturing the future’, alongside their KORU values underpin teaching and learning.
Kerikeri Primary School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
strong working relationships among the school community to drive better learning outcomes
a balanced an innovative curriculum is experienced by all
positive behaviours for learning are consistently evident throughout the school.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kerikeri Primary School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s structured literacy programmes achieve equity and excellent outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
leaders and teachers want all learners to progress and achieve success at their expected curriculum level
to implement consistent literacy practices across the school.
The school expects to see:
improved outcomes for all learners in literacy
empowered teachers and learners in the teaching and learning of literacy
consistency in teacher practice.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to ensure structured literacy programmes achieve equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all learners:
stewardship and leadership that reflects ongoing commitment to achieve the school’s strategic direction
a strong leadership team committed to improving educational outcomes for all learners
teachers who are open to new professional learning and effectively implement this in the classroom.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
supporting children to develop learner agency and self-assessment; identify their own strengths, learning needs, and next steps across the curriculum
teachers continue to use data effectively to ensure equitable and excellent outcomes are for all 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.
Filivaifale Jason Swann Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern) Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
15 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 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).