Wainui Beach School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 232
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 56 Wairere Road, Wainui, Gisborne
- Territorial authority
- Gisborne District
- Phone
- 06-8677160
- office@wainuibeach.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Gisborne
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.
- How to enrol
- https://etap.co.nz/OnlineEnrolment/EnrolmentForm/?access=2721:0
Complete an [enrolment form - link HERE](https://etap.co.nz/OnlineEnrolment/EnrolmentForm/?access=2721:0)
- https://etap.co.nz/OnlineEnrolment/EnrolmentForm/?access=2721:0
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 187
- Māori
- 44
- Pacific
- 9
- Asian
- 10
- MELAA
- 12
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 02 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 04 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 05 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 49 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 45 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 45 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 201 | 0 | 246 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 06 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 08 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 09 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 51 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Total | 45 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 201 | 0 | 246 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Wainui Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Gisborne Region | 31.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Wainui Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Gisborne Region | 3.3% |
| 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%
| Wainui Beach School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Gisborne Region | 0.8% |
| 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)
- 401
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 4 February 1962
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
- 6 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (6 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 6 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 232 — 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
269
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 January 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 6 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 fifteen months of the Education Review Office and Wainui Beach 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
Wainui Beach School is located on the outskirts of Gisborne City in the rohe of Ngāti Porou. The school has learners from Years 1 to 6. A place-based curriculum is guided by the pepeha: Te Kura o Wainui; Ko Maungaroa te Maunga; Ko te Poho-ō-Rawiri te Marae; Ko Hāmanatua te Awa . The local lighthouse provides the symbol for learning progress: Lighting up Learning, Ki te Ao Mārama, ki te Ao Mātaurangi .
Wainui Beach School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
schoolwide inquiry and the development of student agency
supporting teacher capacity through professional learning and development
strong relationships within the school and between school and the community
maintenance of the unique identity and environment
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Wainui Beach School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which high impact teaching strategies influence equitable and excellent outcomes, including wellbeing outcomes. High impact teaching includes focus on reciprocal feedback and feed forward.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school aims to achieve both equitable and excellent outcomes through high quality teaching and learning
research supports that high impact teaching strategies such as specific feedback and feed forward promote student learning
learner wellbeing is a valued outcome further enhanced through deliberate teacher actions.
The school expects to see:
improved achievement outcomes for all and accelerated progress for those who need this
learners who can articulate their learning strategies, respond and act on feedback about their learning
learners who understand their personal attributes and are confident about their positive contribution to the school and wider community
continued strengthening of assessment for learning, to support learners to achieve.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal of high impact teaching strategies that progress student learning and wellbeing:
a schoolwide culture of continuous improvement that promotes equitable outcomes for all students
an inclusive and culturally responsive environment
robust systems and processes that track, monitor and report progress and achievement outcomes to inform assessment for learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing to review teaching and learning to ensure a shared understanding of the elements of high quality practice
strengthening formative assessment practices with a focus on feedback and feedforward
consider ways to measure wellbeing and resilience.
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
6 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).