Waikite Valley School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 81
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 1090 Waikite Valley Road, Waikite Valley, Rotorua
- Territorial authority
- Rotorua District
- Phone
- 021-2949633
- office@waikitevalley.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Rotorua · schools in Waikato
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 66
- Māori
- 19
- Pacific
- 0
- Asian
- 9
- 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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 95 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 95 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Waikite Valley 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Waikite Valley 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Waikite Valley 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 | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 445
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1955
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
- 17 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (17 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 same report — the board assurance report of 17 October 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following area of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
Complied with the requirement to adopt a statement on the delivery of the health curriculum, at least once in every two years, after consultation with the school community.
[Section 91 Education and Training Act 2020]
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 81 — 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 2019
74
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 7 June 2019
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 17 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 7 months of the Education Review Office and Waikite Valley 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
Waikite Valley school is a rural school located approximately 26km southeast of Rotorua and provides education for students in Years 1-8. The school is proud of their supportive relationships with whānau and community.
Waikite Valley School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
improve outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners
ensure the school is part of an educationally powerful partnership with its staff, community, whānau and local iwi .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Waikite Valley School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well enhancing culturally responsive teaching and learning practices is impacting on improving equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the need to:
strengthen consistency of effective teaching, learning and assessment practices schoolwide
enhance whānau and community partnerships to support positive outcomes for all learners
develop and implement a localised curriculum
improve learning outcomes for all learners.
The school expects to see:
improved outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners with priority for those learners underachieving or at risk of underachieving
effective, responsive and consistent teaching, learning and assessment practices schoolwide
an embedded localised curriculum that meets the aspirations of all learners, families, whānau, iwi and community.
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goals:
collaborative and committed staff focused on implementing robust processes for monitoring and responding to learner needs
a community that is committed to supporting positive outcomes for learners and the school.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through:
staff professional development to improve responsive teaching, learning and assessment practices
embedding regular and robust systems for monitoring learner progress and achievement, to effectively inform responsive teaching and learning
engaging and partnering with whānau, iwi and community to support, develop and implement the localised curriculum.
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
17 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 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).