Piripiri School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 13
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 2703 Te Anga Road, Te Kuiti
- Territorial authority
- Waitomo District
- Phone
- 07-8767522
- office@piripiri.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 7
- Māori
- 9
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 0
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Piripiri School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Piripiri School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Piripiri School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 490
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1927
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
- 28 February 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 February 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 same report — the board assurance report of 28 February 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
The board has identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
provided access and facilities for persons with disabilities to and within buildings.
[Ss 117-120 and Schedule 2 of Building Act 2004]
The board has since not yet addressed the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 13 — 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 2016
16
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 20 October 2016
March 2013
17
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 April 2013
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 28 February 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 20 months of the Education Review Office and Piripiri 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
Piripiri School is a small rural school located in the Waitomo district, providing education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school appointed a first-time principal who began at the beginning of 2022.
Piripiri School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
raise engagement and achievement by accelerating success
create a safe learning environment for ākonga
develop and implement an innovative local curriculum
enhance students’ sense of identity, language and culture.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Piripiri School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school is accelerating learning and engagement for those students who need it.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
ensure all learners have opportunities to learn and achieve at the appropriate level
increase student engagement and self-direction in their learning
establish a culturally responsive curriculum that responds to students’ needs, strengths and interests
The school expects to see:
improved student achievement and engagement in learning
learning programmes that enable students to take increasing responsibility for their own learning
internal evaluation systems to improve student achievement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its evaluation of how well learning and engagement is being accelerated for those students who need it:
a plan that clarifies goals to improve student achievement
leadership that prioritises the need to improve outcomes for Māori
school values that are well known, enacted and support the wellbeing of all learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
targeted professional learning to build teacher capability to respond to student learning needs
enhancing reciprocal partnerships to support culturally responsive learning opportunities.
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.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
28 February 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).