Waima School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 46
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Main Road, Kaikohe
- Territorial authority
- Far North District
- Phone
- 09-4053901
- admin@waima.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.waima.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Northland
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.
- Getting there
- A school bus services the school, and a school van picks up and drops off students from Kaikohe
There is a school bus that services our school and the bus route is available to view [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JDLOK-lyvGLUttQh8GJu17wq8T-7066U/view). We have a school van that picks up and drops off students from Kaikohe, in the past we have also done this in South Hokianga.
- A school bus services the school, and a school van picks up and drops off students from Kaikohe
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 6
- Māori
- 46
- Pacific
- 7
- Asian
- 0
- 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 03 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 04 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 05 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 07 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 08 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 07 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 08 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 09 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Waima School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 52% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| Other | 0% |
| 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%
| Waima School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 6.5% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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%
| Waima School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Northland Region | 2.7% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| 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)
- 552
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1881
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
- 30 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (30 April 2024)
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 30 April 2024 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 46 — 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
46
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 July 2019
August 2015
53
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 October 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 30 April 2024 — “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 6 months of the Education Review Office and Waima 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
Waima School is a small rural school, beneath the maunga of Whakatere , in South Hokianga . The school provides education for Years 1 to 8 students. All students have whakapapa connections to Waima . The school’s vision is “ He Taonga ahau - We will have success for today and be prepared for tomorrow.”
Waima School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
We will actively grow and nurture the character of our ākonga through the WAIMA values
We will provide an environment where all participants are active and valued
We will provide and monitor quality learning programmes to ensure each of our ākonga are engaged and attend school regularly.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Waima School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the design and delivery of the localised curriculum aligns with local and national priorities and achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners at Waima School.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
establish the school’s localised curriculum so that it reflects the interests of ākonga and their whānau
improve attendance, engagement, progress and achievement for all ākonga
continue to improve numeracy and literacy teacher capability through an inclusive, responsive learner focused curriculum.
The school expects to see:
learning for ākonga that is meaningful, relevant and targeted to their individual needs and improves their achievement
teaching and learning through a relevant and local curriculum that improves equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the school’s localised curriculum is achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for all ākonga at Waima School.
a school learning environment that promotes shared values, builds on learner’s strengths and encourages positive engagement of all ākonga
an experienced, capable teaching team who work well together
staff who have a shared understanding of effective teaching practices and are committed to improving outcomes for all ākonga .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening whānau learning partnerships to support ākonga in their learning
actively promoting and sustaining student wellbeing through te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori
supporting the success of Māori learners through the development of the school’s local curriculum
strengthening assessment analysis and evaluation processes that effectively inform planning and improve teaching practice and positive learning outcomes for all ākonga .
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
30 April 2024
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).