Springdale School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 32
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 985 No 1 Road, Waitoa
- Territorial authority
- Matamata-Piako District
- Phone
- 07-8872644
- admin@springdale.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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.
- Getting there
- One school bus running each morning to pick children up and each afternoon to return them home; the bus leaves school at 2:35pm
Bus: We have one bus which runs each morning to pick children up for school and then in the afternoon to return them home.
- One school bus running each morning to pick children up and each afternoon to return them home; the bus leaves school at 2:35pm
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 20
- Māori
- 4
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 10
- 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 39 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 39 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Springdale 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%
| Springdale 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%
| Springdale 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)
- 490
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1915
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 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 June 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 12 June 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 32 — 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 2019
48
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 June 2019
February 2016
55
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 8 June 2016
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 June 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Springdale 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
Springdale School is located in the Piako district between Te Aroha and Morrinsville. It 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 Kaahui Ako o Te Aroha.
Springdale School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to implement and deliver differentiated literacy and mathematics learning programmes catering for students’ needs, interests, and abilities
to form positive partnerships between all stakeholders acknowledging Te Tiriti o Waitangi .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Springdale School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively school programmes and practices are raising overall levels of achievement for all students. Building collective capacity in assessment practices and strengthening supportive partnerships for learning with parents, caregivers and whānau are ongoing priorities for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the opportunity it provides to address the school’s achievement challenges and improve academic success for a large number of identified students
the school’s commitment to empowering parents, caregivers and whānau in reciprocal learning partnerships.
The school expects to see deliberate actions implemented to strengthen targeted teaching to accelerate learning for priority students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to accelerate learning and raise achievement:
a positive school culture and whānau environment that supports students’ engagement, participation, and sense of belonging
the provision of staffing that enables smaller class numbers and personalised learning support.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening the analysis of data to inform responsive planning and targeted action for improvement
continuing to grow teacher capability in assessment to meet the diverse needs of all learners and support accelerated outcomes
further engaging with parents, caregivers and whānau to strengthen meaningful and responsive partnerships that support improved learner outcomes.
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
12 June 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).