Pauatahanui School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 196
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 12A Paekakariki Hill Road, Pauatahanui, Porirua
- Territorial authority
- Porirua City
- Phone
- 04-2347659
- admin@pauatahanui.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.
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
- Our values are Manaakitanga, Pūkengatanga, Mana-Aotūroa, Kotahitanga.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 182
- Māori
- 31
- Pacific
- 12
- Asian
- 15
- MELAA
- 4
- 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 04 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 08 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 197 | 0 | 214 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 197 | 0 | 214 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
7.6%
| Pauatahanui School | 7.6% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 17.6% |
| Māori | 77.9% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 8.1% |
| Total | 7.6% |
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%
| Pauatahanui 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%
| Pauatahanui 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)
- 395
- 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
- 17 June 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (17 June 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 17 June 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 196 — 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.
July 2017
184
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 September 2017
August 2014
178
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 25 September 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 17 June 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 as a result of the Education Review Office and Pauatahanui 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
Pauatahanui School delivers education for children in Years 1 to 8. It serves the community on the urban fringe to the northeast of Porirua City, adjacent to the Pāuatahanui Inlet.
Pauatahanui School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are for all students to:
experience a range of opportunities that challenge and support all learners
be successful in the development of literacy and mathematical skills
regularly experience real life learning opportunities that utilise the local and wider community
engage in culturally inclusive activities that integrate Te Ao, mātauranga Māori and other cultures
experiencing a school environment that promotes active citizenship.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pauatahanui School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the recently refreshed local curriculum enriches student wellbeing, promotes their engagement and raises the achievement of students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to increase the engagement of students in learning
to provide curriculum experiences that raise students’ awareness and knowledge of their local area, histories, and people
for students to know and understand where they are culturally located
to support the achievement and wellbeing of students across the school.
The school expects to see school leaders, teachers, and students actively engaged in learning about and demonstrating pride in, the identity and heritage of their area. It also expects staff to use information and up to date teaching strategies to plan and implement programmes to continue to improve student engagement, achievement and wellbeing
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well the recently refreshed local curriculum enriches student wellbeing, promotes their engagement and raises the achievement of students:
strong community engagement that supports student learning and a diverse curriculum
children experience varied and responsive learning opportunities that engages and supports progress and positive achievement
supportive leadership that seeks continual improvement in social and educational outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing a shared understanding of the importance of local stories and their place in the curriculum to strengthen understanding of how these impact on us today
continuing to identify opportunities to engage in scientific learning using the inlet and surrounding areas as a context
documenting recently developed strategies for the teaching of literacy to guide teacher practice.
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 June 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).