Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 482
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 5 The Runway, Wigram, Christchurch
- Territorial authority
- Christchurch City
- Phone
- 03-3497325
- principal@wigramprimary.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
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 155
- Māori
- 30
- Pacific
- 25
- Asian
- 281
- MELAA
- 55
- 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 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 86 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 99 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 77 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 94 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 63 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 57 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 29 | 22 | 290 | 43 | 4 | 163 | 0 | 483 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 79 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 96 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 81 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 94 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 65 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 52 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 29 | 22 | 290 | 43 | 4 | 163 | 0 | 483 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
67.9%
| Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu | 67.9% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 140.2% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 12.4% |
| Other | 56.2% |
| European/Pākehā | 143.8% |
| Total | 67.9% |
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
11.7%
| Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu | 11.7% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 23.9% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 30.4% |
| Total | 11.7% |
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%
| Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu | 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)
- 392
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1957
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
- 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 same report — the board assurance report of 6 December 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO has identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
the school needs to check a primary identity document and a secondary identity document, required for safety checking of workforce [Children’s Act 2014].
The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 482 — 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 2019
259
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 June 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 19 months of the Education Review Office and Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu 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
Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu is a contributing primary school, located in Christchurch. It provides education for learners in years 1 to 6. The school’s vision is learning together, soaring to new heights. Learning is linked to the school’s HEART values: Hauora , Explore, Aspire, Respect, Taonga . Formerly Sockburn School, Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu moved to its new site in 2019.
Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
deliver quality teaching that improve student outcomes, keeping learners at the centre
improve achievement for all students, including those identified as needing to make accelerated progress.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact on student achievement, engagement, and progress of its consistent approach to teaching literacy and mathematics.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
significant roll growth is requiring thoughtful embedding of consistent quality practices across the school
a high proportion of students in this multi-cultural school are English language learners
groups of priority learners have been identified as needing to make accelerated progress in literacy and in mathematics.
The school expects to see:
improved achievement, engagement, and progress for all students in literacy and mathematics
teachers consistently using quality practices across the school, with confidence.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the impact on student achievement, engagement, and progress of its consistent approach to teaching literacy and mathematics.
The child-centred, collaborative nature of teaching and learning across the school supports best practice and embedding a consistent approach.
A proactive, collaborative leadership team, informed by data and evidence-based research, strategically drives the school’s vision for learning.
Professional learning is focused on supporting teachers’ knowledge and confidence of literacy and mathematics strategies.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
embedding consistent literacy and mathematics teaching and learning practices across the school
growing students’ ability to articulate what they are learning and why, their progress, and next steps for learning
strengthening learning conversations with the diverse community of whānau
using agreed assessment practices to evaluate student achievement, engagement, and progress.
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 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).