Orewa Beach School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 398
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 280 Centreway Road, Orewa
- Territorial authority
- Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-4264849
- office@orewabeach.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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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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Thursday 5 February - Thursday 2 April
Thursday 5 February* - Thursday 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sept
Monday 20 July - Friday 25 Sept
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October - Wed 16 Dec
Monday 12 October - Wed 16 Dec
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Thursday 5 February - Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- North of Hatfields Bridge: Free bus service, also used by Orewa College
Transport to and From School North of Hatfields Bridge: Free bus service, also used by Orewa College.
- North of Hatfields Bridge: Free bus service, also used by Orewa College
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
- The Orewa Beach School Board of Trustees, in partnership with staff, parents and students, strives to promote equity and high quality educational programmes within a safe and nurturing environment so that children become successful.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Orewa Beach School welcomes International Students into our high-standard learning programmes.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 313
- Māori
- 51
- Pacific
- 26
- Asian
- 47
- MELAA
- 18
- 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 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 64 |
| Year 02 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 61 |
| Year 03 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 70 |
| Year 04 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 67 |
| Year 05 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 67 |
| Year 06 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 66 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 74 | 35 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 326 | 0 | 406 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 56 |
| Age 06 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 60 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 59 |
| Age 08 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 78 |
| Age 09 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 10 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 68 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 74 | 35 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 326 | 0 | 406 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Orewa Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Orewa Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| 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%
| Orewa Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| 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)
- 425
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 21 May 1978
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
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 21 March 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (21 March 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 21 March 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 398 — 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 2018
390
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 20 February 2019
April 2015
280
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 June 2015
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 21 March 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 6 months of the Education Review Office and Orewa Beach 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
Orewa Beach School is on Auckland’s Hibiscus Coast. The school caters for students from Years 1 to 6 and serves an increasingly diverse community. The school’s motto is He Waka Eke Noa and vision is ‘creating pathways for the future’. The values of resilience, empathy, self-belief, perseverance, equity, cultural awareness, and togetherness are used to enable students to be the best they can be.
Orewa Beach School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
an Environment where everyone feels safe and secure
a culture of success for all
creating a culturally sustaining context for learning.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Orewa Beach School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how successfully Orewa Beach School is creating a culturally sustaining context for learning through Te Ao Māori.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
a commitment to “knowing better and doing better” in relation to improving cultural competence
for Māori learners to see their language, culture and identity valued and an integral part of the school
to ensure reciprocal teaching and learning practices will improve educational outcomes for all learners.
The school expects to see:
a school free of racism, bullying and Māori language becoming an intrinsic part of the school culture
children who are connected to their culture through the school environment, where their language, culture and identity is recognised and valued
teachers who have high expectations of all tamariki
positive relationships continually fostered with whānau .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to create a culturally sustaining context for learning:
successfully engaging with the Māori Achievement Collaborative and Te Pūheke programmes to ensure Māori learners have opportunities to achieve success as Māori
staff who are learning te reo Māori to support culturally responsive teaching practices
developing closer connections with local iwi/hapū .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
teachers' participation in culturally responsive professional learning to enhance a school culture where language and identity are recognised and valued
community outreach to work together for tamariki and support their 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
21 March 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 5 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).