Ngaruawahia School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 175
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 07-8248426
- office@ngaruawahia.school.nz
- Website
- http://ngaruawahia.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.
- Office hours
- 8.30am - 3:30pm
The school office operates from 8.30am - 3:30pm.
- 8.30am - 3:30pm
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2nd February – Wednesday 1st April
Term 1 9 Weeks | Monday 2nd February | Wednesday 1st April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20th April – Friday 3 July
Term 2 11 Weeks | Monday 20th April | Friday 3 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Term 3 10 Weeks | Monday 20 July | Friday 25 September
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Wednesday 16 December
Term 4 10 Weeks | Monday 12 October | Wednesday 16 December
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2nd February – Wednesday 1st April
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
- Ākonga are secure in knowing who they are and where they are from to help them achieve their full potential.
- Manaakitanga - Caring / Manamotuhake - Motivating / Kotahitanga - Partnership / Whakapiringatanga - Empowering
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
- Netball
Fortunately, we have willing parents and staff who coach and manage teams for Saturday competitions for Netball.
- swimming
Currently our Middle School and Senior School student’s interschool sporting activities include: swimming, touch, netball, athletics, soccer, hockey, kopapa and cross country.
- touch
Currently our Middle School and Senior School student’s interschool sporting activities include: swimming, touch, netball, athletics, soccer, hockey, kopapa and cross country.
- athletics
Currently our Middle School and Senior School student’s interschool sporting activities include: swimming, touch, netball, athletics, soccer, hockey, kopapa and cross country.
- soccer
Currently our Middle School and Senior School student’s interschool sporting activities include: swimming, touch, netball, athletics, soccer, hockey, kopapa and cross country.
- hockey
Currently our Middle School and Senior School student’s interschool sporting activities include: swimming, touch, netball, athletics, soccer, hockey, kopapa and cross country.
- kopapa
Currently our Middle School and Senior School student’s interschool sporting activities include: swimming, touch, netball, athletics, soccer, hockey, kopapa and cross country.
- cross country
Currently our Middle School and Senior School student’s interschool sporting activities include: swimming, touch, netball, athletics, soccer, hockey, kopapa and cross country.
- Kapa Haka Roopu
The school has a Kapa Haka Roopu “Mana Te Tuatahi” which consists of Yr 5 – Y5 8 students.
- Netball
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 32
- Māori
- 153
- Pacific
- 18
- Asian
- 7
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 02 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 03 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 04 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 05 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 06 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 07 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 08 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 131 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 152 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 06 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 07 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 08 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 09 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 131 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 152 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
173.6%
| Ngaruawahia School | 173.6% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 262.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 98.5% |
| Māori | 197.7% |
| Pacific | 304.2% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 253.6% |
| Total | 173.6% |
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
41.3%
| Ngaruawahia School | 41.3% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 73.8% |
| Māori | 52.7% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 41.3% |
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
42.2%
| Ngaruawahia School | 42.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 76.8% |
| Māori | 53.6% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 42.2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 553
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 14 November 1869
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
- 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 175 — 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.
September 2017
135
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 December 2017
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 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 15 months of the Education Review Office and Ngaruawahia 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
Ngaruawahia School provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. There is a school-wide commitment to te reo Māori and Te Whare Hangarau including a technology-based curriculum for students in Year 7 and 8, and students from other local schools with Year 7 and 8 students. A new principal was appointed in 2021.
Ngaruawahia School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
accelerate student achievement in literacy and numeracy
develop learner agency so that students are self-directed and self-regulating
strengthen collaborative teaching across the school
strengthen leadership capabilities to support shifts in pedagogy and practice
continue to strengthen powerful partnerships with whānau to support learning and behaviour.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plans on Ngaruawahia School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate to how well powerful partnerships and building teacher capability support student outcomes, beginning with mathematics.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
establish the effectiveness of interventions to support focus students in mathematics
make increasingly evidence-based decisions for ongoing developments in teaching and learning.
The school expects to see:
improved outcomes for all students in numeracy and literacy
consistent high quality teacher practice across the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of improving outcomes for students, beginning with mathematics:
a well-established plan that clarifies actions and provides indicators of success
leadership that understands the need, and contributes to improved outcomes for Māori
an inclusive learning environment where students feel a sense of belonging and connection.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continued professional learning to build teacher capability to improve outcomes for all students, with a focus on those who need it
building collective capacity to do and use evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building for improvement.
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 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).