The Forest School
Full Primary · Charter School
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- not reported
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 605 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Waiwera, Orewa
- Territorial authority
- Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Area
- Phone
- not reported
- not reported
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February-Thursday 2 April
Term 1 School term: Monday 2 February-Thursday 2 April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Tuesday 28 April-Friday 26 June
Term 2 School term: Tuesday 28 April-Friday 26 June
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July-Friday 18 September
Term 3 School term: Monday 20 July-Friday 18 September
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October-Friday 11 December
Term 4 School term: Monday 12 October-Friday 11 December
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February-Thursday 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
- Our Mission
- Empowering students with self-worth, creativity, and the social-emotional and academic skills to thrive by sparking joy in learning, building confidence, and fostering belonging through nature-rich experiences.
- Voluntary donation
- $500 per enrolled child, per term, 2026
For 2026 The Forest School requests a voluntary school donation of $500 per enrolled child, per term.
- $500 per enrolled child, per term, 2026
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- not reported
- Māori
- not reported
- Pacific
- not reported
- Asian
- not reported
- MELAA
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- International
- not reported
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 462
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- not reported
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 1 February 2026
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
We have no ERO reports on record for this school. That can mean ERO has not published one yet, or that we have not matched one — it is not a finding about the school. ero.govt.nz is the place to check.
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School reports are published by the Education Review Office (ERO). Link captured from Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: not reported (2026).