Kimihia School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 331
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Tamihana Avenue, Huntly
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 07-8287495
- office@kimihia.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.kimihia.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
Left - Polo Shirt over Culottes and Summer Bucket Hat Middle - Long Pants and Polar Fleece Sweatshirt Right - School Jacket with Shorts and Winter Beanie
- Required
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
- Kapa Haka
The WHOLE school participates in Kapa Haka weekly.
- Kapa Haka group
Students aged 6 – 13 (Years 3 to 4) choose to be in the Kapa Haka group.
- Kapa Haka
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 158
- Māori
- 193
- Pacific
- 83
- Asian
- 33
- MELAA
- 11
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 02 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 50 |
| Year 03 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 50 |
| Year 04 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 45 |
| Year 05 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 06 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 07 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 08 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 49 |
| Total | 216 | 90 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 169 | 0 | 351 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 06 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 07 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 47 |
| Age 08 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 46 |
| Age 09 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 10 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 45 |
| Age 11 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 12 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 216 | 90 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 169 | 0 | 351 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
62.8%
| Kimihia School | 62.8% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 63.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 62.4% |
| Māori | 93% |
| Pacific | 85.8% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 39.9% |
| Total | 62.8% |
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
26.4%
| Kimihia School | 26.4% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 26.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 26.5% |
| Māori | 46.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 14.9% |
| Total | 26.4% |
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
0%
| Kimihia 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)
- 510
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1897
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
- 13 February 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 February 2024)
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 13 February 2024 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 331 — 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.
February 2019
376
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 10 April 2019
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 13 February 2024 — “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 11 months of the Education Review Office and Kimihia 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
Kimihia School is located in the North Waikato town of Huntly within the boundaries of Ngāti Māhuta . It provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. An established senior leadership team continues in its role.
Kimihia School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to improve outcomes for all students particularly students with special needs
to develop strong connections through a sense of belonging and responsibility
that all within Kimihia are able to flourish through developing resilience and emotional agility.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Kimihia School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well teacher practice is being strengthened to accelerate the progress and achievement of all students, particularly those who are at risk of underachieving. This will include a focus on the ways students are empowered to be responsible for their own learning.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to continually improve teacher practice in the classroom and increase student agency.
The school expects to see improved rates of accelerated progress, particularly for students who are at risk of not achieving.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its evaluation of how well teacher practice is being developed to accelerate the progress and achievement of all students, particularly those students at risk of underachieving:
The school is committed to Māori students succeeding as Māori , particularly through the ongoing commitment to build teacher capability and developing strong, reciprocal links to the local community.
Learner wellbeing is consistently promoted and sustained through a holistic approach to the delivery of the health curriculum.
Leaders collaboratively sustain a culture of relational trust.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise strengthening:
the use of effective teaching strategies, including the use of learning progression frameworks
systems and processes by which students are enabled to take responsibility for their own learning.
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
13 February 2024
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).