Maidstone Intermediate
Intermediate · State
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Total roll
- 557
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Redwood Street, Upper Hutt
- Territorial authority
- Upper Hutt City
- Phone
- 04-5283094
- admin@maidstone.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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
At all other times, ākonga must travel to and from our kura in full kura uniform.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://maidstone.nzuniforms.com/catalog/school-uniform-1103899.htmx
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- https://maidstone.nzuniforms.com/catalog/school-uniform-1103899.htmx
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Begins Monday 2 February (Year 8 ākonga), Tuesday 3 February full kura; Last Day Thursday 2 April
Term 1 Begins: Monday 2 February Year 8 Ākonga, Tuesday 3 February Full Kura Last Day: Thursday 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Begins Monday 20 April; Last Day Friday 3 July
Term 2 Begins: Monday 20 April Last Day: Friday 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Begins Monday 20 July; Last Day Friday 25 September
Term 3 Begins: Monday 20 July Last Day: Friday 25 September
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Begins Monday 12 October; Last Day Wednesday 16 December
Term 4 Begins: Monday 12 October Last Day: Wednesday 16 December
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Begins Monday 2 February (Year 8 ākonga), Tuesday 3 February full kura; Last Day Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- Eight kura buses; Tranzit bus services, and Metlink routes 953 (Stokes Valley), 915 (Pinehaven), 929 (Plateau, Te Marua, Brown Owl, Gillespies Road, Timberlea and Birchville), 935 (Totara Park) and 112 (Te Marua, Timberlea, Maoribank and Upper Hutt)
Metlink Bus Services To And From Kura Route 953 - Stokes Valley Route 915 - Pinehaven Route 929 - Plateau, Te Marua, Brown Owl, Gillespies Road, Timberlea and Birchville Route 935 - Totara Park Route 112 - Te Marua, Timberlea, Maoribank and Upper Hutt (leaves from Maidstone Intermediate after kura only)
- Eight kura buses; Tranzit bus services, and Metlink routes 953 (Stokes Valley), 915 (Pinehaven), 929 (Plateau, Te Marua, Brown Owl, Gillespies Road, Timberlea and Birchville), 935 (Totara Park) and 112 (Te Marua, Timberlea, Maoribank and Upper Hutt)
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
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.
- In their words
- Our Vision: ‘A kura where learners thrive’
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Why an Intermediate? - Prepare for secondary school at Maidstone Intermediate and future qualifications and employment
- Accepted, as stated
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
- Basketball
Maidstone Intermediate attends each year, and has previously taken Basketball, Netball, Football, Sevens, and individual athletes.
- Netball
Maidstone Intermediate attends each year, and has previously taken Basketball, Netball, Football, Sevens, and individual athletes.
- Football
Maidstone Intermediate attends each year, and has previously taken Basketball, Netball, Football, Sevens, and individual athletes.
- Sevens
Maidstone Intermediate attends each year, and has previously taken Basketball, Netball, Football, Sevens, and individual athletes.
- Hinepōhatu Kapa Haka
Hinepōhatu Kapa Haka is open to all, and encouraged by classroom kaiako.
- Basketball
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 371
- Māori
- 155
- Pacific
- 50
- Asian
- 72
- MELAA
- 18
- Other
- 6
- 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 07 | 75 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 188 | 0 | 256 |
| Year 08 | 95 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 206 | 1 | 269 |
| Total | 170 | 47 | 69 | 17 | 11 | 394 | 1 | 525 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 11 | 68 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 174 | 0 | 231 |
| Age 12 | 89 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 202 | 1 | 266 |
| Age 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| Total | 170 | 47 | 69 | 17 | 11 | 394 | 1 | 525 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
55.4%
| Maidstone Intermediate | 55.4% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Intermediate | 43.3% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 32.1% |
|---|---|
| Male | 80% |
| Māori | 95.7% |
| Pacific | 69.6% |
| Asian | 28.9% |
| Other | 72.5% |
| European/Pākehā | 40.9% |
| Total | 55.4% |
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
26.9%
| Maidstone Intermediate | 26.9% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Intermediate | 4.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 18.8% |
|---|---|
| Male | 35.5% |
| Māori | 61.9% |
| Pacific | 67.5% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 7.9% |
| Total | 26.9% |
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
2%
| Maidstone Intermediate | 2% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Intermediate | 1.9% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 4.1% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 2.8% |
| Total | 2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 470
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 26 January 1970
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
- 3 July 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (3 July 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 3 July 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 557 — 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.
November 2017
473
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 February 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 3 July 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 with the Education Review Office and Maidstone Intermediate 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
Maidstone Intermediate is situated in central Upper Hutt. It offers learning opportunities for students in Years 7 and 8.
Maidstone Intermediate’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide a safe and nurturing environment where all students succeed
create a bi-cultural learning environment and celebrate cultural diversity
provide an inclusive environment free from discrimination
grow external partnerships to support children in their learning.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Maidstone Intermediate’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of teaching strategies on improving outcomes for all learners, especially in reading, writing and mathematics.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
an ongoing need to raise the achievement of students, especially in reading, writing and mathematics
to provide effective support for students with diverse learning needs, prioritising increasing their sense of belonging
establishing and maintaining consistent expectations across learning environments for teaching and behaviour.
The school expects to see:
improved teaching practice that leads to inclusive and positive learning environments
learners experiencing success, actively engaged in learning and increased achievement in reading, writing and mathematics.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate the impact of teaching strategies on improving outcomes for all learners, especially in reading, writing and mathematics.
students engage and succeed in a wide range of opportunities that increase curiousity, interests and new areas of learning
te reo and tikanga Māori has been strengthened across the school.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
teachers identifying, sharing and using those strategies that have most impact on improving progress and achievement, especially reading, writing and mathematics
increased provision of responsive and targeted support for students with identified learning needs
strengthening tracking and monitoring of the progress for all learners to inform targeted teaching
maintaining pastoral actions to support learner outcomes and well being
strengthening whānau understanding of learning processes so they can better support the learning of their tamariki .
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
3 July 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).