Wairakei School (Christchurch)
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 202
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 250 Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch
- Territorial authority
- Christchurch City
- Phone
- 03-3518033
- office@wairakeichch.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.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Term One: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Year stated asWAIRĀKEI SCHOOL TERM DATES FOR 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Term Two: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Year stated asWAIRĀKEI SCHOOL TERM DATES FOR 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Term Three: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Year stated asWAIRĀKEI SCHOOL TERM DATES FOR 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December
Term Four: Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December
Year stated asWAIRĀKEI SCHOOL TERM DATES FOR 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
- How to enrol
- https://hail.to/wairakei-school/article/2uujDht
For full information on enrolment procedures, please see our [Enrolment Procedures article here](https://hail.to/wairakei-school/article/2uujDht).
- https://hail.to/wairakei-school/article/2uujDht
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
- football
Our four teams football, hockey, rip rugby and netball played with great teamwork, determination and sportsmanship.
- hockey
Our four teams football, hockey, rip rugby and netball played with great teamwork, determination and sportsmanship.
- rip rugby
Our four teams football, hockey, rip rugby and netball played with great teamwork, determination and sportsmanship.
- netball
Our four teams football, hockey, rip rugby and netball played with great teamwork, determination and sportsmanship.
- football
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 99
- Māori
- 72
- Pacific
- 15
- Asian
- 47
- MELAA
- 12
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 02 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 03 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 04 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 05 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 43 |
| Year 06 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 71 | 12 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 212 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 06 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 07 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 08 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| Age 09 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| Age 10 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 71 | 12 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 212 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
13.7%
| Wairakei School (Christchurch) | 13.7% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 29.9% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 27% |
| Total | 13.7% |
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
25.7%
| Wairakei School (Christchurch) | 25.7% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 56% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 50.7% |
| Total | 25.7% |
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%
| Wairakei School (Christchurch) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| 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)
- 478
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1950
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
- 18 May 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (18 May 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 18 May 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 202 — 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 2017
272
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 August 2017
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 18 May 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 24 months of the Education Review Office and Wairakei School (Christchurch) 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
Wairakei School (Christchurch) is a contributing primary school that caters for learners in Years 0 to 6 in Bryndwr, Christchurch. The school is a member of Waimairi-iri Kāhui Ako .
Wairakei School (Christchurch)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
community - enhancing the wellbeing of the school community
learning - enabling learners to experience success through holistic and experiential learning
diversity - developing a culturally rich learning environment for all.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Wairakei School (Christchurch)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate leadership of sustainable and effective curriculum and teaching practices, in reading.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school has conducted an internal inquiry into the consistency and effectiveness of literacy practices
that inquiry informed 2023 strategic goals that prioritise growth of teaching and learning in reading
the school is working with an external facilitator to grow assessment practices and to develop use of achievement data, for more evidence-based planning and decision making.
The school expects to see child-centred practices with students reading with enjoyment and understanding for a range of purposes. Students will develop reading skills and strategies that support them to successfully access the breadth and depth of the localised curriculum. Use of robust assessment tools and practices will support planning and teaching that is responsive to students’ strengths and prior learning - and will be adaptive. Well-resourced and literacy-rich environments, including use of digital learning platforms, will scaffold students’ understanding and engagement. Whānau and parents will partner with the school in promoting improved reading outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to grow and sustain effective curriculum and teaching practices in reading:
a collaboratively inquiring and reflective staff, with a student-centred improvement focus
prioritising wellbeing within a culture of hauora and care, underpinned by embedded values
a proactive leadership team creating purposeful connections with the wider community, including strong Kāhui Ako links, drawing on expertise and resources that will benefit the school.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
completing the investigation and sense-making phase of its Evaluation for Improvement Plan
purposefully weaving these findings into the annual and action planning processes
continuing to work alongside an external facilitator to enhance assessment practices, informing strategic goals, annual action plans and related leadership practices for sustainable improvement in 2023, and beyond.
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
18 May 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).