Rukuhia School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 107
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 58 Rukuhia Road, Ohaupo
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8436967
- office@rukuhia.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.rukuhia.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.
- School day starts
- 9.00am
9.00am Classroom tuition starts
- 9.00am
- School day ends
- 3.00pm
3.00pm School concludes
- 3.00pm
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: 27 January – 2 April
27 January 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: 20 April – 3 July
20 April 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: 20 July – 25 September
20 July 25 September
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: 12 October – TBC
12 October TBC
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: 27 January – 2 April
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
- RespectValuing ourselves, others and the rights of all living things.
- ExcellenceGiving our all, 100%.
- AttitudeThinking positively and choosing our mood, being prepared to go the extra mile or do the hard yards.
- LeadershipGuiding and inspiring others through leading by example or positive leadership.
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
- swimming
children have the opportunity to represent the school at swimming, cross country, soccer, rugby, netball, athletics & tabloid sports
- cross country
children have the opportunity to represent the school at swimming, cross country, soccer, rugby, netball, athletics & tabloid sports
- soccer
children have the opportunity to represent the school at swimming, cross country, soccer, rugby, netball, athletics & tabloid sports
- rugby
children have the opportunity to represent the school at swimming, cross country, soccer, rugby, netball, athletics & tabloid sports
- netball
children have the opportunity to represent the school at swimming, cross country, soccer, rugby, netball, athletics & tabloid sports
- athletics
children have the opportunity to represent the school at swimming, cross country, soccer, rugby, netball, athletics & tabloid sports
- tabloid sports
children have the opportunity to represent the school at swimming, cross country, soccer, rugby, netball, athletics & tabloid sports
- swimming
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 88
- Māori
- 24
- Pacific
- 8
- Asian
- 8
- MELAA
- 2
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 103 | 0 | 122 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 08 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 103 | 0 | 122 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Rukuhia 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 | 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%
| Rukuhia 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%
| Rukuhia 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)
- 426
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 1 February 1960
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
- 12 December 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 December 2022)
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 12 December 2022 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 107 — 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.
August 2019
103
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 October 2019
November 2016
105
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 February 2017
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 12 December 2022 — “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 five months of the Education Review Office and Rukuhia 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
Rukuhia School is located south of Hamilton in the rural community of Waipa and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school has strong links to its local community and is an active member of the Lower Waipa School Cluster.
Rukuhia School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
developing a quality learning community
improving student learning and achievement.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Rukuhia School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s curriculum is improving outcomes for all. Enabling equity for groups of learners and challenging students to excel and achieve excellence are ongoing priorities for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to continue to respond effectively to school achievement data and address identified trends and patterns
to maintain an inclusive and strategic focus on equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.
The school expects to see further actions implemented to enhance the effectiveness of school programmes and practices for continuous learner improvement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners:
leadership that collaboratively develops and pursues the school’s vision, goals and targets for equity and excellence and promotes a positive culture for learning
teaching and learning programmes that enable high levels of student engagement and achievement
inclusive school practices that identify and respond effectively to the individual needs of learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to strengthen differentiated strategies to support priority learners to have equitable opportunities to learn and succeed
continuing to enable students to be independent and excel in their learning through an authentic and challenging local school 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.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
12 December 2022
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).