Woodstock School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 385
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 21 Woodstock Road, Fairfield, Hamilton
- Territorial authority
- Hamilton City
- Phone
- 07-8556686
- frontoffice@woodstock.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Hamilton · schools in Waikato
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.
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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
We are very pleased to welcome all International Students to our school and hope your association with us will be positive and enjoyable. We are very proud of our school and look forward to working with you.
- Accepted, as stated
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
- Kapa Haka
Kapa Haka is offered to years 2-6 children.
- Kapa Haka
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 241
- Māori
- 94
- Pacific
- 29
- Asian
- 48
- MELAA
- 51
- Other
- 4
- 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 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 65 |
| Year 02 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 72 |
| Year 03 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 69 |
| Year 04 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 59 |
| Year 05 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 55 |
| Year 06 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 61 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 93 | 31 | 55 | 41 | 1 | 257 | 0 | 390 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 62 |
| Age 06 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 72 |
| Age 07 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 69 |
| Age 08 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 58 |
| Age 09 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 56 |
| Age 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 59 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 93 | 31 | 55 | 41 | 1 | 257 | 0 | 390 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
118.7%
| Woodstock School | 118.7% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 28.4% |
|---|---|
| Male | 205.6% |
| Māori | 237.8% |
| Pacific | 89.1% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 54.7% |
| European/Pākehā | 85.1% |
| Total | 118.7% |
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%
| Woodstock School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| 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%
| Woodstock School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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)
- 443
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1954
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
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 26 March 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (26 March 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 26 March 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 385 — 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 2015
387
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 December 2015
May 2011
368
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 28 June 2011
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 26 March 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 13 months of the Education Review Office and Woodstock 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
Woodstock School is situated in Fairfield, Hamilton and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. A new principal started in July, 2021 and the senior leadership team at the beginning of 2022. The school has a Conductive Education Unit.
Woodstock School ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
ensure all students are able to access The New Zealand Curriculum as appropriate and relevant to their year level, special learning needs and ethnicity
ensure Māori students are engaged in their learning and are achieving educational success with pride in their unique identity, language and culture as Māori
promote excellence in teaching
enable students to value, respect and contribute to an ecologically sustainable environment
create an educational learning environment which minimises health and safety risks to staff and students
continually build an inclusive relationship between school and community
ensure school finances, personnel and property are effectively managed to support the educational outcomes of students and to enhance teaching and learning.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Woodstock School ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well teacher pedagogy (expected high quality teaching practice in mathematics and literacy) supports students’ learning, progress and achievement.
The rationale for this focus is to:
promote equity and excellence through high expectations of teachers and learners, and teachers’ belief that all children can progress and achieve
provide equitable opportunities for all learners to acquire foundational skills in literacy and mathematics, and experience the inherent culturally responsive approaches to learning
enhance student engagement, attendance and educational success.
The school expects to see:
raised attendance and engagement levels
progress and achievement in every cohort, including acceleration for those learners who need this
stated expectations for high quality teaching consistently evident in practice schoolwide.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its evaluation of how well teacher pedagogy supports student learning:
leadership and staff work collectively to achieve valued outcomes for students
clear direction through school goals with student-focused improvement actions, including the development of collective teacher efficacy (aspiring for excellence and consistency so every child has equitable learning opportunities)
enacted school values that increase students’ sense of connection and confidence.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuing alignment of school practices to curriculum changes to inform the development of assessment processes
continuing the deliberate approach for effective, consistent schoolwide teaching so that all learners have equitable opportunities to learn and progress.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
26 March 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 5 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).