Pakowhai School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 37
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 25 Chesterhope Road, Pakowhai, Napier
- Territorial authority
- Hastings District
- Phone
- 06-8782915
- office@pakowhai.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Hastings · schools in Hawke’s Bay
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
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 30
- Māori
- 9
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 2
- 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 35 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 35 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Pakowhai School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 33.6% |
| 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%
| Pakowhai School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 6.2% |
| 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%
| Pakowhai School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 3% |
| 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)
- 452
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 16 November 1858
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
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 15 February 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (15 February 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 same report — the board assurance report of 15 February 2024 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following area of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
adopted a statement on the delivery of the Health Curriculum after consultation with school’s community. [Section 91 Education and Training Act 2020]
The board has since taken steps to address the area of non-compliance identified.
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 37 — 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.
June 2019
41
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 20 August 2019
October 2014
45
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 December 2014
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 15 February 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 24 months of the Education Review Office and Pakowhai 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
Pakowhai School is a small semi-rural school located on the outskirts of Hastings and provides education for learners in years 0 to 6. A new principal was appointed in term 3, 2022. The Pakowhai community was significantly impacted by cyclone Gabrielle.
Pakowhai School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
our Place - Tūrangawaewae: Pakowhai school strongly connects with our locality, environment and people
our Curriculum - Marautanga: Pakowhai school has a responsive curriculum underpinned by student need
our Learners - Ākonga: Pakowhai school students are confident, curious, and resilient children.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of assessment processes and practices in promoting equity and excellent outcomes for all learners .
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the need to evaluate the effectiveness of assessment practices to enable confidence in student achievement information to inform planning, teaching and learning. This continues to be a priority .
The school expects to see:
good-quality achievement information used to inform target setting, teaching and learning
enhanced academic progress and achievement ensuring equitable outcomes for all
robust assessment practices embedded in the school’s curriculum.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate the effectiveness of assessment processes and practices in promoting equity and excellent outcomes for all learners:
a positive working relationship with parents and whānau to respond to the needs of the individual learner
a collaborative teaching team that is open to new learning to promote positive outcomes for learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
ensuring that assessment activities are fit for purpose and support targeted instruction
participation in literacy professional learning and development to build collective understanding and implementation of effective literacy practice and assessment
classroom programmes demonstrating strong, structured literacy programmes informed by assessment and evaluation.
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
15 February 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 4 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).