Wainuiomata High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · State
- Year levels
- 9–13
- Total roll
- 707
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 60 Parkway, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt
- Territorial authority
- Lower Hutt City
- Phone
- 04-9383224
- office@wainuiomatahigh.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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
All students are to wear the uniform with pride. All uniform must be purchased through NZ Uniforms.
- Required
- How to enrol
- https://wainuiomatahigh.school.kiwi/enrolment
Please complete an [Online Enrolment](https://wainuiomatahigh.school.kiwi/enrolment) to begin the enrolment process.
- https://wainuiomatahigh.school.kiwi/enrolment
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 Wainuiomata High School we have five values that we expect our staff, students and whanau to live: Manaakitanga, Honesty, Respect, Achievement and Perseverance.
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
- Te Tira Whakaau (Wainuiomata High School kapa haka)
Te Tira Whakaau (Wainuiomata High School kapa haka) have stood at numerous regional and national competitions.
- Te Tira Whakaau (Wainuiomata High School kapa haka)
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 362
- Māori
- 352
- Pacific
- 170
- Asian
- 97
- MELAA
- 8
- Other
- 7
- 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 09 | 90 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 168 |
| Year 10 | 84 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 163 |
| Year 11 | 81 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 2 | 163 |
| Year 12 | 67 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 3 | 124 |
| Year 13+ | 43 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 95 |
| Total | 365 | 166 | 95 | 4 | 8 | 386 | 11 | 713 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 13 | 82 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 149 |
| Age 14 | 80 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 157 |
| Age 15 | 82 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 1 | 167 |
| Age 16 | 67 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 117 |
| Age 17 | 44 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 97 |
| Age 18 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| Age 19+ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 365 | 166 | 95 | 4 | 8 | 386 | 11 | 713 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Academic results
Percentage with NCEA level 1 or above — 2025
80.3%
| Wainuiomata High School | 80.3% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 90.8% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 88% |
| State: Not integrated | 83.6% |
| New Zealand | 85.2% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 84.4% |
|---|---|
| Male | 76.7% |
| Māori | 81.2% |
| Pacific | 77.4% |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 73.7% |
| Total | 80.3% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 1 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 2 or above — 2025
67.2%
| Wainuiomata High School | 67.2% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 85.3% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 81% |
| State: Not integrated | 75.4% |
| New Zealand | 77.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 70.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 64.4% |
| Māori | 65.2% |
| Pacific | 61.3% |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 60.5% |
| Total | 67.2% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 2 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with NCEA level 3 or above — 2025
43.8%
| Wainuiomata High School | 43.8% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 68.6% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 61.8% |
| State: Not integrated | 55.2% |
| New Zealand | 59% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 48.4% |
|---|---|
| Male | 39.7% |
| Māori | 37.7% |
| Pacific | 38.7% |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 42.1% |
| Total | 43.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison NCEA level 3 data (2023-2025)
Percentage with VP Award — 2025
8.8%
| Wainuiomata High School | 8.8% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 12.5% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 15.2% |
| State: Not integrated | 14.4% |
| New Zealand | 14.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 4.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 12.3% |
| Māori | 10.1% |
| Pacific | 6.5% |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 9.2% |
| Total | 8.8% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison Vocational Pathway data (2023-2025)
Retention
Percentage staying until at least 17th birthday — 2025
77.4%
| Wainuiomata High School | 77.4% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 88.7% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 83.5% |
| State: Not integrated | 81.4% |
| New Zealand | 83% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 79.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 75.3% |
| Māori | 81.2% |
| Pacific | 71% |
| Asian | Too few to report |
| MELAA | Too few to report |
| Other | Not applicable |
| European/Pākehā | 69.7% |
| Total | 77.4% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison trend data (2023-2025)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
— 2024
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
— 2023
not reported
| Female | not reported |
|---|---|
| Male | not reported |
| Māori | not reported |
| Pacific | not reported |
| Asian | not reported |
| MELAA | not reported |
| Other | not reported |
| European/Pākehā | not reported |
| Total | not reported |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
7%
| Wainuiomata High School | 7% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 35.8% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 12.7% |
|---|---|
| Male | 1.7% |
| Māori | 12% |
| Pacific | 3.3% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 7.5% |
| Total | 7% |
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
0.7%
| Wainuiomata High School | 0.7% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 4% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 1.4% |
| Māori | 1.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0.7% |
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%
| Wainuiomata High School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Secondary (Year 9-15) | 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)
- 509
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 December 2001
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
- 28 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 August 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 28 August 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.
What this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 28 August 2023 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- Bilingual or immersion provision
- Wharekura
The school has a Wharekura
- Wharekura
- Also provides
- Rangatahi Alternative Learning Centre (alternative learning school)
The school also has an alternative learning school ( Rangatahi Alternative Learning Centre)
- Rangatahi Alternative Learning Centre (alternative learning school)
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 28 August 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 six months of the Education Review Office and Wainuiomata High 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
Wainuiomata High School is a medium sized, co-educational Years 9 to 13 secondary school located in Wainuiomata , a suburb of Lower Hutt City. The school is currently undergoing a significant building development, with the final stage due for completion in 2025.
Wainuiomata High School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
raising student achievement so that all students leave with a relevant pathway or qualification
creating equity in achievement of all students
developing a culture of physical and emotional wellbeing that encompasses the school’s values of manaakitanga , honesty, respect, achievement and perseverance.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Wainuiomata High School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the conditions present within the school enable more effective use of self-review to inform progress.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the impacts of interrupted learning for students in 2020-22 and the subsequent effect on attendance and achievement for some students
progress made with ‘conditions for learning’ through development of effective teaching
a need to foster a sense of identity, pride and belonging reflective of students, staff, community and the Wharekura in line with the new physical environment.
The school expects to see students leaving Wainuiomata High School with improved engagement and outcomes showing that students feel valued and prepared for the world outside of school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to deliver equitable outcomes for students.
An Effective Teacher Profile and Professional Growth Cycle, in which teachers focus on using evidence-based strategies to inform teaching interactions.
Conditions in place within the school to continue to embed restorative practices and positive relationships based on high expectations and the belief that all students can achieve.
Targeted interventions in place within the school showing early signs of success in addressing outcomes for literacy and numeracy.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
exploration of priority areas that are impacting rates of progress and attendance
plan for and implement strategies to improve outcomes based on these findings
formalise a robust cycle of evaluation and collaborative review to inform improvement
strengthen identity, pride and belonging through a responsive and localised integrated 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
28 August 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
The school has a Wharekura where 73 students learn from a Te Ao Māori worldview and whānau environment.
The school also has an alternative learning school ( Rangatahi Alternative Learning Centre) which caters for 16 students.
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).