Paekākāriki School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 98
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Wellington Road, Paekakariki
- Territorial authority
- Kapiti Coast District
- Phone
- 04-2928205
- administration@paekakariki.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.
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
Paekākāriki School welcomes international students from around the world.
- Accepted, as stated
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 87
- Māori
- 24
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 10
- MELAA
- 2
- 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 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| Total | 28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 103 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 103 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
23.1%
| Paekākāriki School | 23.1% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 52.7% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 147% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 14.4% |
| Total | 23.1% |
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%
| Paekākāriki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| 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%
| Paekākāriki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| 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)
- 411
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 31 March 1886
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
- 23 June 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (23 June 2022)
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 23 June 2022 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.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 23 June 2022 — “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 Paekākāriki 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
Paekākāriki School is on the Kāpiti Coast, 35km north of Wellington. It caters for students in Years 0 to 8.
Paekākāriki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for ‘Barefoot Learners’ are to:
develop individuals as learners, ensuring that all students are making progress and are able to successfully access all areas of the curriculum
develop autonomous and agentic learners connected to their environment
ensure that te Ao Māori and te reo Māori are valued and central to the school curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Paekākāriki School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to strengthen the ‘Barefoot Learner’ matrix to improve outcomes for learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
identification of those aspects of the school’s learner matrix that could be more effectively supporting the progress of individuals and/or groups of learners
a commitment to strengthening te reo, tikanga and mātauranga Māori in Paekākāriki School in a way that is inclusive of akongā and their whanau
the school has identified a need to strengthen boys’ achievement to match that of girls in reading and writing.
The school expects to see improved outcomes in independent learning and literacy achievement. The school will continue to work to embed te ao Māori into its learning programmes leading to an increased knowledge of local curriculum and use of te reo amongst staff and students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths in its work. Having already aligned its values of ‘Barefoot Learner’ education in the creation of a matrix, the school will now work on how to better support all leaners and embed mātauranga Māori . The school will make use of its strengths in:
an established identity and clearly developed framework for learner progress
a shared language with learners and the school community about progress and how this is reflected in wellbeing, engagement, and achievement
the work of the Board of Trustees and leadership team in developing relationships that can support its strategic aim to embed mātauranga Māori in the ‘Barefoot Learner’ philosophy.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
the modification of aspects of the ‘Barefoot Learner’ matrix to better reflect the achievement of boys
identification of ways to engage boys in curriculum activities that promote extension literacy
extension of the tuakana-teina and mana potential programmes underpinned by explicit teaching of leadership and responsibility, supported by iwi consultation and student voice
progression of actions in the school’s strategic plan in relation to learning related to te ao Māori .
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.
Dr Lesley Patterson Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern) Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
23 June 2022
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).