Owairoa Primary School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 805
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 85s Nelson Street, Howick, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Howick Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5380060
- ExecutiveOfficer@owairoa.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.owairoa.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
Every student is expected to wear the correct uniform at all times.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- http://www.argyleonline.co.nz/Owairoa-Primary_367.aspx
Uniforms can be purchased online with [ArgyleOnline](http://www.argyleonline.co.nz/Owairoa-Primary_367.aspx).
- http://www.argyleonline.co.nz/Owairoa-Primary_367.aspx
- Term dates
- Term One, 2026: Monday 9 February 2026 – Thursday 2 April 2026
Term One: Monday 9 February 2026 – Thursday 2 April 2026
- Term Two, 2026: Monday 20 April 2026 – Friday 3 July 2026
Term Two: Monday 20April 2026 – Friday 3 July 2026
- Term Three, 2026: Monday 20 July 2026 – Friday 25 September 2026
Term Three: Monday 20 July 2026 – Friday 25 September 2026
- Term Four, 2026: Monday 12 October 2026 – Friday 18 December 2026
Term Four: Monday 12 October 2026 – Friday 18 December 2026
- Term One, 2027: Wednesday 3 February 2027 – Friday 9 April 2027
Term One: Wednesday 3 February 2027 – Friday 9 April 2027
- Term Two, 2027: Tuesday 27 April 2027 – Friday 2 July 2027
Term Two: Tuesday 27 April 2027 – Friday 2 July 2027
- Term Three, 2027: Monday 19 July 2027 – Friday 24 September 2027
Term Three: Monday 19 July 2027 – Friday 24 September 2027
- Term Four, 2027: Monday 11 October 2027 – Friday 17 December 2027
Term Four: Monday 11 October 2027 – Friday 17 December 2027
- Term One, 2026: Monday 9 February 2026 – Thursday 2 April 2026
- Getting there
- Bus # 430 Meadowlands to Owairoa Primary, operator GoBus, departs 7.55am and arrives 8.25am; the return Bus # 430 Owairoa Primary to Meadowlands departs 3.10pm
- Bus # 430 – Meadowlands to Owairoa Primary. - Departs: 7.55am - Arrives: 8.25am - Operator: GoBus
- Bus # 430 Meadowlands to Owairoa Primary, operator GoBus, departs 7.55am and arrives 8.25am; the return Bus # 430 Owairoa Primary to Meadowlands departs 3.10pm
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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
We offer opportunities for International Students aged 5 to 11 to study on a short-term basis from one week, up to their full six years of primary education.
- Accepted, as stated
- Voluntary donation
- $360 per child for the academic year
The School Board very much appreciates the payment of the Annual School Donation, set at $360 per child for the academic year.
- $360 per child for the academic year
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 356
- Māori
- 70
- Pacific
- 57
- Asian
- 392
- MELAA
- 49
- Other
- 3
- International
- 17
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 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 105 |
| Year 02 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 118 |
| Year 03 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 128 |
| Year 04 | 12 | 10 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 154 |
| Year 05 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 135 |
| Year 06 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 131 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 51 |
| Total | 69 | 63 | 398 | 42 | 0 | 359 | 23 | 822 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 97 |
| Age 06 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 116 |
| Age 07 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 128 |
| Age 08 | 12 | 10 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 161 |
| Age 09 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 136 |
| Age 10 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 133 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 51 |
| Total | 69 | 63 | 398 | 42 | 0 | 359 | 23 | 822 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Owairoa Primary 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%
| Owairoa Primary 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%
| Owairoa Primary 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)
- 391
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1962
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
- 9 May 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (9 May 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 9 May 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 805 — 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 2019
859
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 October 2019
October 2014
747
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 27 February 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 9 May 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 seven months of the Education Review Office and Owairoa Primary 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
Owairoa Primary School in Howick, is a culturally diverse school, providing education for learners in Years 1 to 6. The school has a long proud history within the Howick Community.
The school is a member of the Te Ara Bucklands Beach Kahui Ako and hosts a satellite class of Sommerville Special School.
Owairoa Primary School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Responsive Curriculum – raising levels of achievement for all students through effective teaching and learning
Professional Capability – through staff professional development, implement a responsive curriculum that provides inclusive and balanced educational programmes
Community Connections – strengthening school-community relationships to support learning pathways for students.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Owairoa Primary School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of literacy initiatives to further support equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to further raise levels of achievement in literacy for all learners through effective teaching and learning
to accelerate the progress of all learners who are working towards curriculum expectations in literacy
through professional learning continue to implement a responsive curriculum that provides all learners with a balanced learning programme.
The school expects to see:
excellent and equitable outcomes for all learners in literacy
consistency of effective teaching practice in literacy across the school
enthusiastic and engaged learners, who see themselves as confident and capable readers and writers.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate the effectiveness of literacy initiatives to further support equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.
effective leadership that enacts the school vision, values and strategic direction for equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all learners
professional learning and development programmes that build staff capability and effective teaching focused on the learning all learners
assessment systems are used to effectively identify, monitor and report student progress and achievement
well-resourced indoor and outdoor learning environments that support the effective delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum
a strong sense of belonging and family ethos enhances the wellbeing of learners and staff.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to provide relevant professional learning opportunities to further enhance outcomes for all learners, particularly in literacy.
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
9 May 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).