Petone Central School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 192
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 16 Britannia Street, Petone, Lower Hutt
- Territorial authority
- Lower Hutt City
- Phone
- 04-5687974
- office@petone-central.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
This school has an enrolment zone, but Ministry of Education has not published a mapped boundary we could load for it. Contact the school directly to check your address.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 84
- Māori
- 30
- Pacific
- 26
- Asian
- 70
- MELAA
- 13
- 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 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 33 | 29 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 177 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 07 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 33 | 29 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 177 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Petone Central School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 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%
| Petone Central 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%
| Petone Central 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)
- 447
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 19 October 1878
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
- 30 November 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (30 November 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 30 November 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.
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 192 — 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.
May 2018
81
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 28 June 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 30 November 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 Petone Central 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
Petone Central School is a full primary school providing education for students in years 1 to 8. The school draws from a diverse linguistic and cultural community and affirms student’s cultural identities alongside Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori. Inā kei te mōhio koe ko wai koe, I anga mai koe e hea, kei te mōhio koe, kei te anga atu ko ki hea ! If you know who you are and where you are from, then you will know where you are going!
Petone Central School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Whanaungatanga - sustain and nurture relationships with Petone Central School Community.
Maintain Teacher knowledge through Professional Learning and Development.
Grow and understand what each child is capable of and how to get there, ‘ E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea - I will not be lost, I am a seed descended from Rangiātea ’.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Petone Central School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how a continued focus on fostering confidence and a shared cultural identity can be integrated into a curriculum responsive to the needs of students who need to make progress in specific areas of language, literacy and mathematics.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
all students are embraced for their strengths and supported with their needs. School data shows many students have specific areas for development in relation to language acquisition, fluency and mathematics, all are growing their identity as citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The school expects to see:
learners who each have a pathway within the school’s Māori Language Strategy and Language Progressions to further develop their competence in language and tikanga
positive shifts for students identified as needing to make progress in specific areas of language and mathematics.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the success of initiatives to raise achievement by working together as a school community to reach the potential of each learner:
a culturally diverse and supportive community of whānau , parents, teachers, families and learners who are engaged in learning partnerships founded on a shared understanding of learner needs and celebration of strengths
experienced and expert leadership practices in Māori Achievement leading to strongly established educational connections with local kura , iwi , whānau
successful integration of Māori Language Progressions, Iwi Literacy Strategy and a classroom culture in which each learner’s own identity is valued and nurtured through Te Ao Māori , Te Reo Māori ona tikanga
clear strategic planning and regular achievement analysis, integrating shared goals with identification and support for students with additional needs and ESOL requirements.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
consulting whānau to unpack what whānau consider as potential
using a variety of sources to evaluate learner progress including student and whānau voice, Poutama Reo , Māori Language Progressions and the Hikairo Schema
developing teacher capability in structured literacy practice to be used as a tool alongside other teaching and learning strategies in supporting the progress of all learners in reading and writing.
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
30 November 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 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).