Last updated October 2026
Ararimu School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 7 Steel Road, Drury. It opened in 1886 and had 104 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school describes a wide curriculum with academic and sporting activities, and its notices list kapa haka, piano and guitar lessons, technology classes for senior students and athletics events.
At a glance
- Principal
- Craig Henderson
- Address
- 7 Steel Road, Drury
- Phone
- 09 294 8372
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 104 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from March 2023.
ERO described a small rural school between Bombay and the Hunua Ranges. It found leadership that builds a collaborative team culture, is open to change and keeps a focus on continuous improvement, along with a commitment to professional learning that grows teachers’ knowledge and skills.
ERO and the school are evaluating how well its programmes and practices are lifting literacy outcomes for all students, while making teaching more consistent across the school. The school’s priorities are to take targeted actions so literacy outcomes are more equitable, and to develop a more strategic approach to internal evaluation that shapes planning, teaching and learning.
Read the ERO reports for Ararimu School
Enrolling
Ararimu School has no enrolment scheme, so any student can apply to enrol. The school invites families to come in for a familiarisation visit before enrolling to see whether it suits their child.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Ararimu
Ararimu School is in Ararimu. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Ararimu guide →Questions parents ask
Is Ararimu School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
104 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
400. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 26 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).