Waitetuna School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 64
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 129 Waitetuna Valley Road, Raglan
- Territorial authority
- Waikato District
- Phone
- 07-8255827
- office@waitetuna.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 53
- Māori
- 19
- Pacific
- 8
- Asian
- 2
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 71 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 71 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Waitetuna 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 | 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%
| Waitetuna 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 | 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%
| Waitetuna 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 | 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)
- 423
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1905
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
- 28 July 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (28 July 2022)
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 July 2022 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 64 — 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.
February 2017
51
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 23 June 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 28 July 2022 — “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 10 months of the Education Review Office and Waitetuna 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
Tainui Te Waka, Pirongia Te Maunga, Waitetuna Te Awa, Aramiro Te Paa, Te Kaharoa Te Tupuna Whare, Waikato Te Iwi, Ngaati Maahanga Te Hapu, Moerangi Te Whenua.
Waitetuna is a small country school, 20 minutes from Raglan in the Waitetuna valley, that promotes whaanaungatanga in three multi-level classrooms. The school offers diverse learning experiences, high adult to student ratios, an environmental education programme and an inclusive school culture.
Waitetuna School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
continue to partner with the local iwi and community, to encourage participation from all, and to protect taonga together
accelerate progress for all learners, with a focus on priority learners
create opportunities for professional collaboration to strengthen the conditions that improve student outcomes.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Waitetuna School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the implementation of Te Whare Tapa Whaa school framework is improving student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
support, improve, and maintain the wellbeing and achievement of learners by building teacher practice and school wide collaboration
co-design the curriculum with Ngaati Maahanga , as this drives the strategic direction of the school for improving outcomes for all learners.
The school expects to see:
Te Whare Tapa Whaa framework visible throughout the school
improved wellbeing and learning/achievement outcomes for all learners
ongoing co-design of the living curriculum incorporating Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles where Maaori learn and succeed as Maaori in partnership with whaanau .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the implementation of Te Whare Tapa Whaa school framework is improving student learning and wellbeing outcomes:
strong community and hapuu involvement in the daily life of the school
an inclusive school environment where students feel a sense of connection and belonging
a collaborative staff culture, where systems are well established to support the implementation of Te Whare Tapa Whaa framework
effective cycles of collaboration to review and improve the outcomes for priority learners.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
timely internal evaluation of Te Whare Tapa Whaa planning framework, to identify what worked, for whom and why?
staff reflection on their practice and collaborative planning to support academic progress and wellbeing for learners.
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.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
28 July 2022
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).