Te Whai Hiringa
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 429
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Peterhead Avenue, Flaxmere, Hastings
- Territorial authority
- Hastings District
- Phone
- 06-8798570
- admin@tewhaihiringa.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Hastings · schools in Hawke’s Bay
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 expect that students at Te Whai Hiringa will have a neat and tidy standard of presentation which will be maintained at all times with the correct school uniform worn appropriately.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://www.nzuniforms.com/
Hastings Store 819 Heretaunga Street West, Hastings (next to Jaycar) Store Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday closed. Phone: 06 2805354 Email: [hastings@nzuniforms.com](mailto:hastings@nzuniforms.com) Shop Online - [www.nzuniforms.com](https://www.nzuniforms.com/)
- https://www.nzuniforms.com/
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
- Rugby
- 1st 15 Rugby
- Super 6 Rugby
- Beach 5's Rugby
- Barefoot Rugby
- Netball
- Aims Netball
- Super 6 Netball
- Basketball
- Ki O Rahi
- Volleyball
- Swimming
- Triathlon
- Bikes in Schools
- CHESS
- Hawkes Bay EProp8 Technology Challenge
This year we had two teams participate in the Hawkes Bay EProp8 Technology Challenge against many other schools from the region.
- guitar and drum lessons with the Kura of Rock program
our students are offered the opportunity to participate in both guitar and drum lessons with the Kura of Rock program
- photography
the opportunity to learn about photography, robotics and even 3D prtinting
- robotics
the opportunity to learn about photography, robotics and even 3D prtinting
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 54
- Māori
- 285
- Pacific
- 163
- Asian
- 9
- MELAA
- 1
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 02 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 |
| Year 03 | 43 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 |
| Year 04 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66 |
| Year 05 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| Year 06 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62 |
| Year 07 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
| Year 08 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 65 |
| Total | 316 | 194 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 468 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 06 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 07 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 |
| Age 08 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 09 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 |
| Age 10 | 40 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 67 |
| Age 11 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| Age 12 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 60 |
| Age 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 316 | 194 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 468 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
110.5%
| Te Whai Hiringa | 110.5% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 33.6% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 31.9% |
|---|---|
| Male | 176.3% |
| Māori | 114% |
| Pacific | 43.6% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 192.5% |
| Total | 110.5% |
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%
| Te Whai Hiringa | 0% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 6.2% |
| 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%
| Te Whai Hiringa | 0% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 3% |
| 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)
- 533
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1973
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
- 12 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (12 December 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 December 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 429 — 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.
May 2017
517
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 July 2017
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 12 December 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 24 months of the Education Review Office and Te Whai Hiringa 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
Te Whai Hiringa is located in Pāharakeke (Flaxmere), Hastings in the rohe of Ngāti Kahungunu . The school has ākonga in Years 1 to 8. The name Te Whai Hiringa originates from the whakatauki: w hakarongo mai, e tama. Kotahi tonu te hiringa i kake ai Tane ki Tikitiki-o-rangi; ko te hiringa i te mahara . The school pepeha: Ko Māramatanga te maunga, Ko Manaakitanga te moana, Ko Whānaungatanga te waka underpins the school’s curriculum, aligned to the Ngāti Kahungunu Mātauranga Refresh Strategy.
The school’s kete values are - māramatanga : aspirations as a firm foundation; manaakitanga : an ocean that touches the shorelines of all cultures; whānaungatanga : the journey of connections.
Te Whai Hiringa’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
developing and implementing an indigenised framework for tākaro (play) that is underpinned by Kahungunutanga
develop an indigenised, local curriculum that is underpinned by the Ngāti Kahungunu Mātauranga Refresh Strategy
develop an environment where ākonga are empowered by their identity.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Te Whai Hiringa’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which culturally sustaining teaching practices promote improved progress and achievement for excellent and equitable outcomes for all ākonga .
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
continue to improve equity and excellence in learning outcomes for all ākonga
embed effective teaching through relational and culturally sustained practice to support learning and wellbeing.
The school expects to see:
positive wellbeing and improved learning outcomes for all ākonga , with Māori achieving success as Māori
continuous improvement in effective teaching practice embedded within an inclusive learning climate.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal for culturally sustaining teaching practices for improved and equitable and excellent outcomes:
leadership prioritises and plans for continuous improvement to promote equitable and excellent outcomes
established reciprocal partnerships with mana whenua, iwi, whānau and community, including the Pacific community, to support positive learner outcomes
an inclusive learning climate that develops and supports ākonga in their language, culture and identity through indigenising learning experiences and empowering them.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening school conditions and practices that continue to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
strengthening culturally sustaining practices that build consistency in effective teacher practice to improve outcomes for ākonga
building capacity and capability to strengthen and refine the indigenised localised curriculum
critically reflecting on a range of assessments and data use, to best inform teaching and learning to support ākonga agency and promote achievement.
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 December 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).