Kihikihi School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 161
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 71 Whitmore Street, Kihikihi
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8716152
- office@kihikihi.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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
Our uniform is a compulsory requirement of enrolment at Kihikihi School.
- Required
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1776
If you would like to enrol your child at Kihikihi School please complete the online enrolment form at the link [here](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1776).
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/1776
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 60
- Māori
- 124
- Pacific
- 13
- Asian
- 10
- MELAA
- 4
- 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 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 02 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 03 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 04 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 05 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 06 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 07 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 08 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 143 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 195 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 06 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 07 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 08 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 09 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 143 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 195 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
36.4%
| Kihikihi School | 36.4% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 65.6% |
| Māori | 36.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 61% |
| Total | 36.4% |
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%
| Kihikihi 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%
| Kihikihi 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)
- 524
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1873
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
- 24 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (24 July 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 24 July 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 161 — 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 2018
145
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 June 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 24 July 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 16 months of the Education Review Office and Kihikihi 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
Kihikihi School is situated in the Waipā district of the Waikato . It provides dual medium education for students in Years 1 to 8.
Kihikihi School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide and continue to develop the physical environment to maximise authentic learning opportunities in every space
provide high quality teaching and authentic, localised learning programmes, maximising student potential so that talents are recognised and developed, and academic achievement exceeds curriculum expectations
further develop, strengthen and grow the capabilities of staff, leadership and board members
have a positive school and community culture where school values permeate throughout all aspects.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kihikihi School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well assessment information is used to guide decision making to meet the needs of all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
further define and clarify assessment practices to address the needs of all students in both English and te reo Māori pathways
develop collective efficacy in the collection, analysis and use of student achievement data, in both the English and te reo Māori medium.
The school expects to see strengthened use of student achievement data contributing to:
improved outcomes for all students sustained over time
alignment and consistency in practices and pedagogy for assessment.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well assessment information is used to guide decision making to meet the needs of all students:
Leaders, whānau and staff are aware of the need for, and are committed to, improving outcomes for all learners across the school.
An environment where staff and students experience a positive, caring education that is focused on increasing wellbeing and achievement.
Embedded values that are consistent and enacted in daily school life.
A commitment to supporting all learners to achieve success with a strong, secure sense of their cultural identity.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
using evaluation to lead and review the marau ā kura to ensure practice meets the aspirations of whānau and future needs of students.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
24 July 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).