Pinehaven School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 183
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Forest Road, Pinehaven, Upper Hutt
- Territorial authority
- Upper Hutt City
- Phone
- 04-5284365
- office@pinehaven.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 is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Pinehaven Pacers running club
The Pinehaven Pacers running club meets before school on a Friday morning.
- Netball
Netball Girls and boys from Years 3-6 can participate in the local school competition on Saturday mornings during the netball season.
- Pinehaven Pacers running club
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 162
- Māori
- 19
- Pacific
- 9
- Asian
- 16
- MELAA
- 4
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 02 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 05 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 160 | 0 | 184 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 06 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 31 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 160 | 0 | 184 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Pinehaven School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| 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%
| Pinehaven School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| 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%
| Pinehaven School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| 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)
- 398
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 31 May 1954
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
- 24 January 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (15 December 2021)
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 15 December 2021 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 183 — 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.
November 2015
246
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 December 2015
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 24 January 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 33 months of the Education Review Office and Pinehaven 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
Pinehaven School is located in a semi-rural area of Upper Hutt Valley and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. A new principal was appointed in 2023 and a new leadership team is also in place. The vision of the school is: ‘Nurturing and Developing our Leaders of Tomorrow - He Manukura mō Apōpō ’.
Pinehaven School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
grow our capability as learners
deepen the learning
expand and strengthen connections.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pinehaven School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively school programmes and practices are building on ākonga strengths, progressing their learning and growing their identity, language and culture to support equitable outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
ensure equitable outcomes for all ākonga
support ākonga to have a strong sense of identity, know who they are as a learner and to recognise how to progress their own learning
provide authentic, meaningful learning opportunities that connect ākonga with the stories, places and people within their local community.
The school expects to see:
improved, equitable achievement outcomes for all ākonga
ākonga who are future-focused kaitiaki of their identity and learning
shared expectations and a deeper understanding around the implementation of culturally responsive practices across the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal in building on ākonga strengths, progressing their learning and growing their identity, language and culture:
collaborative leadership and staff who enact the school’s vision and values
a school culture of genuine care and respect for all ākonga , their whānau and the environment
established tracking systems and processes used to deepen leaders and teachers’ knowledge of learners’ wellbeing, progress and achievement.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing a shared understanding of effective teaching and strength-based practice where ākonga can articulate their next learning steps
strengthen the use of evaluation and inquiry to sustain improvement in achievement outcomes for all ākonga
selecting and using a framework to determine where the school is currently at to identify next steps for improving culturally responsive practice
strengthening a local curriculum which is responsive to the needs, strengths, identity, cultures, and aspirations of ākonga and aligning it with The New Zealand Curriculum refresh.
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
24 January 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 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).