Waiau Pa School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 342
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 571 Waiau Pa Road, Waiau Pa, Pukekohe
- Territorial authority
- Franklin Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-2321753
- admin@waiaupa.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.waiaupa.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.
- Uniform
- Required
Legacy Gold Shirt (Jrs only) - $10.00 Legacy Black Shirt (Snrs only) - $10.00 Legacy Shorts - $10.00 Skorts - $40.00 Track Pants - $37.00 Polar Fleece - $45.00
- Required
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
- Calf Club 2026
Waiau Pā School Calf Club 2026
- Calf Club 2026
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 270
- Māori
- 93
- Pacific
- 51
- Asian
- 47
- MELAA
- 11
- 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 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 02 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 03 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 04 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 05 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 48 |
| Year 06 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 07 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 51 |
| Year 08 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 36 |
| Total | 94 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 262 | 0 | 331 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 06 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 07 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| Age 08 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 09 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 47 |
| Age 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 94 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 262 | 0 | 331 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
57.6%
| Waiau Pa School | 57.6% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 105.4% |
| Māori | 186.1% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 30.9% |
| Total | 57.6% |
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
7.7%
| Waiau Pa School | 7.7% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 14.2% |
| Māori | 30.6% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 7.7% |
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%
| Waiau Pa School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| 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)
- 428
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural settlement
- Date opened
- 6 October 1890
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
- 26 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (26 October 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 26 October 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 342 — 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.
November 2018
361
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 28 February 2019
July 2015
349
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 September 2015
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 26 October 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 eight months of the Education Review Office and Waiau Pa 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
Waiau Pa School is located in a rural environment in Waiau Pa , near Clark’s Beach. The school provides education for students in Years 1 to 8.
Waiau Pa School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are based around:
Believe – tamariki who believe they can achieve personal excellence across the curriculum.
Belong – tamariki who take pride in knowing they belong to their community and the wider world.
Become – tamariki who become empowered, future-focused learners.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Waiau Pa School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of strategic actions to further improve outcomes for students in writing, with a focus on equitable outcomes for boys. Strengthening evaluation practices and improving rates of student attendance are ongoing priorities for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school’s ongoing commitment to achieving equity and excellence for all students.
the opportunity it provides to further strengthen consistency of teaching practice and build students’ engagement and ownership in their learning journeys.
the importance of strengthening collective capability in evaluation for continuous improvement.
The school expects to see planned actions implemented to increase attendance, enable improved rates of progress and equitable outcomes for boys in writing.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to further develop evaluation capability for raising student outcomes:
leadership of learning that is reflective, open to change and focused on continual improvement.
comprehensive systems and practices that identify and support progress for students with additional needs.
differentiated learning programmes that are responsive and inclusive to the needs of tamariki .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
implementing targeted actions to improve attendance, increase learner progress and enable equitable outcomes for boys in writing
further developing learner agency to empower students to strive towards reaching their potential
strengthening evaluation capability to inform planning and teaching for continuous improvement.
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
26 October 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).