Trentham School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 364
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Moonshine Road, Trentham, Upper Hutt
- Territorial authority
- Upper Hutt City
- Phone
- 04-5286485
- admin@trentham.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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
- 8.55am
We start the school day at 8.55am am and finish at 3.00pm.
- 8.55am
- School day ends
- 3.00pm
We start the school day at 8.55am am and finish at 3.00pm.
- 3.00pm
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April 2026
Term 1 Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July 2026
Term 2 Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September 2026
Term 3 Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October - Tuesday 15 December 2026
Term 4 Monday 12 October - Tuesday 15 December 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April 2026
- How to enrol
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2099
Please complete your child's enrolment online using this [online form](https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2099).
- https://enrolments.linc-ed.com/apply/NZ/2099
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 Trentham school we are an inclusive, caring and nurturing learning community which focuses on improving student outcomes.
- Empowered Learners for the Future
- GROW - Growth, Relationships, Ownership, Wonder
- Resilience, Respect, Team Work, Compassion, Responsibility, Integrity, Creativity, Excellence
- Kia puāwai ēnei rākau ‘Kia Kaha’ mō āke tonu atu
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
- annual interschool swimming sports
the annual interschool swimming sports
- Flippaball (mini water polo) competition
after school Flippaball (mini water polo) competition that takes place at H2O Xtream
- Triathlon
Each year Trentham School holds a Triathlon in term 1.
- netball
Trentham School offers all Year 3 to Year 6 children, boys and girls, the opportunity to play netball for the school in a competition at Heretaunga College every Saturday from May through to August.
- Floorball
Floorball (similar to indoor hockey) is a fun, easy sport to play and is hugely popular at Trentham School.
- annual interschool swimming sports
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 165
- Māori
- 91
- Pacific
- 57
- Asian
- 86
- MELAA
- 27
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 70 |
| Year 02 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 62 |
| Year 03 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 04 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 05 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 52 |
| Year 06 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 68 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 103 | 56 | 82 | 25 | 3 | 178 | 0 | 353 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 64 |
| Age 06 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 66 |
| Age 07 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 47 |
| Age 08 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 51 |
| Age 09 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 50 |
| Age 10 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 73 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 103 | 56 | 82 | 25 | 3 | 178 | 0 | 353 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
29.2%
| Trentham School | 29.2% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 16.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 39.3% |
| Māori | 73.4% |
| Pacific | 47% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 29.2% |
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%
| Trentham School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Trentham School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 464
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 27 January 2005
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
- 4 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (4 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 4 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 364 — 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.
October 2018
448
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 November 2018
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 4 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 12 months of the Education Review Office and Trentham 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
Trentham School is situated in the Upper Hutt suburb of Trentham. It offers learning opportunities for students in Years 1 to 6.
Trentham School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
strengthen the wellbeing of students and the school community
create a culturally responsive, localised curriculum that empowers and excites learners.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Trentham School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of new literacy teaching strategies being implemented throughout the school. This will include evaluation of the impact of new teaching practices on student achievement and teacher efficacy.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is a desire to:
raise the achievement of all students across the school in reading and writing
better track and monitor progress for groups of learners to inform next steps
develop community understanding of literacy learning and how whānau are best able to support their children with their literacy learning
continue to improve the effective teaching of literacy in Trentham School.
The school expects to see all students actively engaged in their learning and achieving educational success. Teachers regularly discussing learning and the impact of their actions on student progress. It also expects to know parents have an increased understanding of the literacy learning process and are using this to support their children’s’ learning at home.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to effectively integrate new literacy practices into the delivery of its local curriculum:
strong systems and processes to support teacher growth
leadership that is supportive and seeks continual improvement and better outcomes for students - both social and educational
leaders and teachers deliberate focus on increasing the use and visibility of te reo me onā tikanga Māori .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
identifying and implementing those strategies that make the biggest difference to student learning outcomes in literacy (reading, writing, oral language and spelling)
increased discussions between staff that result in informed changes to teacher practice.
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
4 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).