Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 265
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 12-16 Wainui Road, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt
- Territorial authority
- Lower Hutt City
- Phone
- 04-5663258
- admin@olr.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.olr.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April
Term 1 Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April
Year stated asPublic holidays during 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Term 2 Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Year stated asPublic holidays during 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Term 3 Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Year stated asPublic holidays during 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December
Term 4 Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December
Year stated asPublic holidays during 2026
- Term 1, 2027: Monday 1st February to Friday 9th April
Term 1 | Monday 1st February to Friday 9th April Mahi Tahi (working together) session on Monday 1st February 2027
- Term 2, 2027: Tuesday 27th April to Friday 2nd July
Term 2 | Tuesday 27th April to Friday 2nd July
Year stated asPublic holidays during 2027
- Term 3, 2027: Monday 19th July to Friday 24th September
Term 3 | Monday 19th July to Friday 24th September
Year stated asPublic holidays during 2027
- Term 4, 2027: Monday 11th October to Wednesday 15th December
Term 4 | Monday 11th October to Wednesday 15th December
Year stated asPublic holidays during 2027
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 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.
- Special character
- Jesus is at the centre of everything we do at Our Lady of the Rosary School. We encourage the tamariki to develop a relationship with Jesus through knowledge, prayer and the sacraments.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 158
- Māori
- 58
- Pacific
- 69
- Asian
- 70
- MELAA
- 13
- 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 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 02 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 03 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 04 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 05 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 06 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 08 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| Total | 68 | 71 | 71 | 14 | 2 | 162 | 0 | 272 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Age 07 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 08 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 09 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 68 | 71 | 71 | 14 | 2 | 162 | 0 | 272 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| 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%
| Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| 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%
| Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| 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)
- 428
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 1 February 1932
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
- 16 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (16 October 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 16 October 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 265 — 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
264
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 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 16 October 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Our Lady of the Rosary School ( Waiwhetu ) 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
Our Lady of the Rosary School ( Waiwhetu ), located in Lower Hutt, provides education for learners from Years 1 to 8.
Our Lady of the Rosary School ( Waiwhetu )’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
faith in action
empowering our learners/ ākonga
cultural responsiveness and wellbeing
collaboration and partnerships.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Our Lady of the Rosary School ( Waiwhetu )’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively assessment is being used to know and grow learners, with an initial focus on structured literacy.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
that while the majority of learners achieve at or above expectations in reading, writing and mathematics, the board, leaders and teachers have identified the need to accelerate the achievement of some groups of learners in literacy
that the board and leadership have prioritised lifting student achievement in literacy through further building and strengthening of collective staff capability and culturally responsive practices
to empower learners so they grow in confidence and self-worth, and actively participate in literacy learning using a range of reflective learning strategies that deepen their understanding and lead to continuous improvement.
The school expects to see building of collective leadership and teacher capacity, effective evaluation practice, empowered learners and the lifting of achievement of all ākonga in literacy.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to effectively use evaluation to know and grow learners:
strongly embedded school virtues guide and underpin responsive relationships and learning and behaviour expectations that support and accelerate learner success
the board, staff, whānau and ākonga are reflective learners; open to change and committed to improving achievement in literacy
established, culturally responsive pedagogical practices that support and promote learning in literacy.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
the development of a guiding strategic framework that will enable the school to effectively plan, implement and assess literacy learning that is strongly focused on lifting achievement of all identified learners
continuing to review assessment practices that will effectively inform, challenge and change teacher practice, with a particular focus on raising achievement in literacy
further strengthen partnerships with whānau through learning-based conversations and deliberately planned reciprocal interactions.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
16 October 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).