Pirongia School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 361
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 100 Beechey Street, Pirongia
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8719727
- office@pirongia.school.nz
- Directions
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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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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 Mission
- Inspiring our children as they climb the paths to their individual summit.
- Vision
- Working together to be lifelong learners
- Mahi ngatahi ki te pae tawhiti akonga.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 327
- Māori
- 76
- Pacific
- 22
- Asian
- 5
- MELAA
- 5
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 02 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 04 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 52 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 06 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 54 |
| Year 07 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 08 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 45 |
| Total | 69 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 347 | 0 | 375 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 06 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 07 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 08 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 54 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 42 |
| Age 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 45 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 69 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 347 | 0 | 375 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
19.2%
| Pirongia School | 19.2% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 34.2% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 20.8% |
| Total | 19.2% |
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
5.5%
| Pirongia School | 5.5% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 9.7% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 6% |
| Total | 5.5% |
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%
| Pirongia 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 | 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)
- 432
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1873
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 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (24 July 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 24 July 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 361 — 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.
April 2015
302
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 May 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 July 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 16 months of the Education Review Office and Pirongia 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
Pīrongia School is located next to Pīrongia Maunga in the Waikato, providing education for students in Years 1 to 8. The principal, presiding member and senior leadership team provide leadership for the school community.
Pirongia School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are for learners to be:
confident, kia māia , succeed and make a difference today and tomorrow
connected, kia hono , make positive connections to each other, their learning and their local environment
capable, kia kaha , be equipped with the capabilities to achieve their personal best.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pirongia School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school enacts its commitment to T e Tiriti o Waitangi.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
strengthen and nurture reciprocal relationships with iwi, hapū and marae
develop a framework for expectations to support teachers to engage with mana whenua
strengthen opportunities to learn through tikanga Māori, providing access to te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, mātauranga Māori and te ao Māori for all learners.
The school expects to see:
stronger learner centred reciprocal relationships with local iwi, hapū and marae
learning programmes that are inclusive of te reo and appropriate tikanga
consistent use of iwi and hapū specific te reo and tikanga Māori across the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the school’s commitment to T e Tiriti o Waitangi:
Collaborative school leaders and staff who are committed to ensuring improved outcomes for all learners.
An established plan for improvement that clarifies actions, milestones and indicators of success.
Existing relationships with the school community that are based on student success.
Enacted school values that support an inclusive environment where students feel a sense of connection and belonging.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening the implementation of the school’s local curriculum.
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 July 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 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).