Papanui Primary School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 230
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 40 Winters Road, Papanui, Christchurch
- Territorial authority
- Christchurch City
- Phone
- 03-3528271
- not reported
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Christchurch · schools in Canterbury
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
Navy tights Short white socks (Terms 1 & 4 only) Navy Straight Leg Pongee Trackpants
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4th of February – Thursday 2nd April
Wednesday 4th of February – Thursday 2nd April
Year stated asTerm 2 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3rd July
Term 2 2026 Monday 20 April – Friday 3rd July
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20th July – Friday 25 September
Term 3 2026 Monday 20th July – Friday 25 September
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12th October – Wednesday 16th December 12pm finish
Term 4 2026 Monday 12th October – Wednesday 16th December 12pm finish
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4th of February – Thursday 2nd 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.
- In their words
- GROWING KIND AND RESILIENT LEARNERS WHO BELIEVE THEY CAN SUCCEED
Vision GROWING KIND AND RESILIENT LEARNERS WHO BELIEVE THEY CAN SUCCEED
- GROWING KIND AND RESILIENT LEARNERS WHO BELIEVE THEY CAN SUCCEED
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 119
- Māori
- 48
- Pacific
- 20
- Asian
- 60
- MELAA
- 10
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 02 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 04 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 05 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 06 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 49 | 18 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 218 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 06 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 08 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 09 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 49 | 18 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 218 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
100.2%
| Papanui Primary School | 100.2% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 209.6% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 171.8% |
| Total | 100.2% |
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%
| Papanui Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| 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%
| Papanui Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| 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
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1871
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
- 17 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (17 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 17 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.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 17 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 twelve months of the Education Review Office and Papanui 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
Papanui Primary School is a year 1 to 6 contributing school located in Christchurch. A new principal has recently been appointed.
Papanui Primary School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
have high expectations and high levels of engagement to enhance progress and achievement for all learners through a broad local curriculum
develop an environment where learners are happy and healthy and experience positive relationships.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Papanui Primary School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate to what extent the local curriculum and teaching practices promote equitable and excellent achievement outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the current curriculum is under review and a continued focus will better meet the needs of students, whānau and staff
reviewing the school’s local curriculum will ensure meaningful contexts for students.
The school expects to see a local curriculum that reflects the school’s local context and a coordinated and consistent approach to teaching and learning aligned to the national curriculum, that promotes improved outcomes for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to review the local curriculum and teaching practices:
the leadership team and teachers share high, clear, and equitable expectations for student progress, achievement, and wellbeing
internal evaluation practices support the gathering, analysis, and use of evidence of student outcomes to improve individual and collective practice.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening a local curriculum which is responsive to the needs, identity, language, culture, interests, strengths and aspirations of learners and their families
fostering ongoing collection of whānau and student perspectives on how well the curriculum supports all students' sense of belonging and engagement in 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
17 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).