Pekapekarau School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 301
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 742 Te Rahu Road, Te Awamutu
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8716025
- principal@pekapekarau.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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.
- Getting there
- School bus, free for students living more than 4.8km from Pekapekarau School and within the zone; other students travel with a bus tag purchased each term, with routes and tag prices set by the Te Awamutu Combined School Transport committee
Students that live more than 4.8km from Pekapekarau School (and are within our zone) are eligible to travel on the bus at no cost. - Other students can travel on the bus provided they purchase a bus tag each term and are prepared to get to the nominated stops along the bus route. The Te Awamutu Combined School Transport committee set the bus routes and the price of the bus tags which are purchased from the school office.
- School bus, free for students living more than 4.8km from Pekapekarau School and within the zone; other students travel with a bus tag purchased each term, with routes and tag prices set by the Te Awamutu Combined School Transport committee
- How to enrol
- https://etap.co.nz/OnlineEnrolment/EnrolmentForm/?access=1893:1
and fill out our [online enrolment form](https://etap.co.nz/OnlineEnrolment/EnrolmentForm/?access=1893:1).
- https://etap.co.nz/OnlineEnrolment/EnrolmentForm/?access=1893:1
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
- Tukua kia tū takitahi ngā whetu o te rangi
- Let each star in the sky shine its own light
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 210
- Māori
- 163
- Pacific
- 12
- Asian
- 18
- MELAA
- 3
- 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 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 55 |
| Year 02 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 49 |
| Year 03 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 04 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 05 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 06 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 07 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 156 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 280 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 06 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 49 |
| Age 07 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 42 |
| Age 08 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 09 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 156 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 280 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
149.3%
| Pekapekarau School | 149.3% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 17.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 320% |
| Māori | 160.5% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 141.3% |
| Total | 149.3% |
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%
| Pekapekarau School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| 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%
| Pekapekarau School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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)
- 493
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1958
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
- 16 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (16 April 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 16 April 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 301 — 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 2018
293
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 August 2018
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 16 April 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 12 months of the Education Review Office and Pekapekarau 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
Pekapekarau School is located in Te Awamutu and provides education for year 1 to 6 students. The school’s vision is to ‘let every star in the sky shine in its own light | Tuka kia tū takitahi ngā whetū o te rangi ’.
Pekapekarau School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
developing the local curriculum including redesigning school values and developing kura ti kanga , strengthening the Pekapekarau way
embedding cultural and emotional capital to improve teacher capability.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pekapekarau School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of relational-based teaching strategies on enhancing student achievement in a way that is equitable irrespective of gender and ethnicity.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
school-wide data showing disparity between gender
the need to ensure ākonga Māori succeeding as Māori .
The school expects to see:
equitable achievement outcomes for all students
relational-based teaching strategies are embedded schoolwide.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to achieve equitable outcomes for all students.
Strong leadership that provides clear direction and conditions for strategic success.
Leaders and teachers reflect on and increasingly enact culturally responsive professional learning to enhance teaching practice and learning programmes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing an awareness and understanding of the causes of the disparity that currently exist
strengthening teaching capability informed by a te ao Māori world view.
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
16 April 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).