Wakaaranga School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 637
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 18 Butley Drive, Farm Cove, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Howick Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5768205
- office@wakaaranga.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.
- Uniform
- Required
Our School uniform can be worn throughout the year. - Wakaaranga Primary Cullottes - Wakaaranga Primary Dress - Wakaaranga Primary Fleece Sweatshirt
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
| Term 1 | Monday 2 February | -Thursday 2 April |
Year stated as2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
| Term 2 | Monday 20 April | - Friday 3 July |
Year stated as2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
| Term 3 | Monday 20 July | - Friday 25 September |
Year stated as2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Tuesday 15th December
| Term 4 | Monday 12 October | - Tuesday 15th December |
Year stated as2026
- Term 1, 2027: Tueday 2 February – Friday 9 April
| Term 1 | Tueday 2 February | -Friday 9 April |
Year stated as2027
- Term 2, 2027: Tuesday 27 April – Friday 2 July
| Term 2 | Tuesday 27 April | - Friday 2 July |
Year stated as2027
- Term 3, 2027: Monday 19 July – Friday 24 September
| Term 3 | Monday 19 July | - Friday 24 September |
Year stated as2027
- Term 4, 2027: Monday 11 October – Friday 17th December
| Term 4 | Monday 11 October | - Friday 17th December |
Year stated as2027
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
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
- Empowering learners to navigate tomorrow.
- WAKAARANGA SCHOOL VISION
- Our school logo features a waka, symbolising our learning journey propelled by four paddles representing our core values:
- Respect • Reflection • Responsibility • Resilience
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Wakaaranga School is currently accepting applications for International Students for long-term and short-term study (5 weeks or more).
- Accepted, as stated
- Voluntary donation
- $325 per year
Annual School Donation Our School Donation is $325.
- $325 per year
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 260
- Māori
- 64
- Pacific
- 52
- Asian
- 339
- MELAA
- 37
- Other
- 6
- International
- 6
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 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 77 |
| Year 02 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 94 |
| Year 03 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 91 |
| Year 04 | 20 | 6 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 122 |
| Year 05 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 105 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 119 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 68 | 34 | 334 | 38 | 8 | 262 | 4 | 631 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 73 |
| Age 06 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 92 |
| Age 07 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 91 |
| Age 08 | 20 | 7 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 123 |
| Age 09 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 105 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 120 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Total | 68 | 34 | 334 | 38 | 8 | 262 | 4 | 631 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
7.2%
| Wakaaranga School | 7.2% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 13.5% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 16.3% |
| Total | 7.2% |
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%
| Wakaaranga School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 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%
| Wakaaranga School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| 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)
- 381
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1976
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
- 2 May 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (2 May 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 2 May 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 637 — 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 2016
740
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 9 March 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 2 May 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 14 months of the Education Review Office and Wakaaranga 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
Wakaaranga School in Farm Cove, Auckland caters for students in years 1 to 6. The school vision is ‘empowering learners to navigate tomorrow’ and the school values; Takohnga, Whāiwhakaaro, Manaakitanga , and Aumangea, guide the school.
Wakaaranga School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Ako Angitū – learning and achievement: achieving great student outcomes through the provision of quality teaching and learning
Whakawhanake – continuous growth, grow and consolidate our signature high standards
Whanaungatanga Pāhekoheko – partnerships and engagement, create opportunities to partner with our community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Wakaaranga School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school is strengthening assessment for learning practices and achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
provide equitable and excellent learning opportunities and outcomes for all students
further strengthen responsive teacher practice across the school.
The school expects to see:
coherent teacher practice across the school
equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all students
leaders and teachers continuing to use culturally responsive approaches to engage all students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to is strengthen assessment for learning practices and achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for all students.
leaders, teachers and the community have high expectations for all students
leadership that reflects commitment to achieving strategic goals and equity and excellence for all students
effective assessment systems and processes that identify, monitor and report student achievement
emphasis on foundation areas of curriculum with specialist programmes that enhance learning experiences, to empower learners to navigate tomorrow.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continue to build collective capability and practice of staff through relevant professional learning and development to ensure equitable and excellent outcomes for all students.
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
2 May 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).