Pukeoware School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 163
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 479 Baldhill Road, Waiuku
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 09-2359443
- admin@pukeoware.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.
- Uniform
- Required
We are a fully uniformed school.
- Required
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
- At Pukeoware School we have the Pukeoware Way. This has Te Aakonga o Pukeoware (The Learners of Pukeoware) at the heart of all that we say and do.
- We focus on our Values of Mana, Kaha, Aroha and Toa to ensure that our Vision and Mission Statement are met.
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
- netball
Parental coaching is done in netball and soccer at our school at present.
- soccer
Parental coaching is done in netball and soccer at our school at present.
- netball
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 137
- Māori
- 35
- Pacific
- 10
- Asian
- 20
- MELAA
- 6
- 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 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 05 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 06 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 08 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 42 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 0 | 159 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 09 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 42 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 0 | 159 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
10.9%
| Pukeoware School | 10.9% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 24.8% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 134% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 13.3% |
| Total | 10.9% |
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%
| Pukeoware 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 | 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%
| Pukeoware 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)
- 446
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 28 February 1877
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
- 27 March 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (27 March 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 27 March 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 163 — 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.
March 2019
142
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 May 2019
April 2015
186
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 June 2015
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 27 March 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 eight months of the Education Review Office and Pukeoware 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
Pukeoware School is located in a rural environment near Waiuku , providing education for students in Years 1 to 8.
Pukeoware School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
prioritising academic acheivement and wellbeing for all students
strengthening cultural understanding and practice consistent with Te Tiriti o Waitangi .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Pukeoware School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively targeted actions improve outcomes for all students in literacy, with a particular focus on raising achievement for boys. Strengthening collective knowledge and capability in evaluation is an ongoing priority for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school’s commitment to improving equitable outcomes in literacy for all students
the focus on raising achievement in boys’ reading and writing, as identified through analysis of data
the importance of strengthening internal evaluation practices and capability for continuous improvement.
The school expects to see increasingly equitable outcomes for learners in literacy.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to raise student achievement and improve equitable outcomes:
leadership and experienced teachers that collaboratively support continuous improvement
comprehensive systems in place to track and monitor student achievement over time
strong relationships with families and the local community that support positive partnerships for learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to implement effective strategies to improve outcomes for all students in literacy, and increase boys’ engagement and achievement
strengthening collective capability in evaluation to enable sustainability of practice to further inform continuous improvement.
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
27 March 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).