Last updated October 2026
Buckland School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 72 George Crescent, Buckland-Auckland. It opened in 1892 and had 286 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Buckland, Pukekohe Central and Tuakau; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Senior students learn te reo Māori and Spanish and go to Pukekohe Intermediate for technology lessons, and the school runs yearly camps, a kapa haka group, choir, dance groups and productions. It has its own swimming pool, an environmental group that looks after a worm farm, vegetable patch and native bush, and an Agricultural Day with animal, garden and project entries.
At a glance
- Principal
- Mavis Glasgow
- Address
- 72 George Crescent, Buckland-Auckland
- Phone
- 09 238 9419
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Buckland Pukekohe, Pukekohe Central and Tuakau near Pukekohe: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 286 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 School Report from December 2025. ERO found that the school had worked with its Kāhui Ako and mana whenua Ngāti Tamaoho on a local curriculum that strengthens te reo and tikanga Māori, with regular te reo Māori lessons for students. It described students with a strong sense of belonging, teachers who know their learners well and teach in a clear, structured way, and good partnerships with whānau and the community.
Most students meet or exceed the expected curriculum level in reading and maths, and a large majority do so in writing, but results are not yet equitable across all groups of learners.
ERO found the school has improved progress for students most at risk of not achieving only to some extent since its previous review.
A large majority of students attend regularly, and the school is approaching the government’s regular attendance target with a suitable plan in place. Its priorities are to help students set their own learning goals and assess their own progress, embed te ao Māori in teaching with a focus on Māori learners’ success, use internal evaluation to make outcomes more equitable, and keep lifting attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Buckland School
Enrolling
Buckland School has an enrolment scheme, so students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The school’s out-of-zone enrolments section holds its zone map and the out-of-zone ballot form.
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 Buckland Pukekohe
Buckland School is in Buckland Pukekohe. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Buckland Pukekohe guide →Questions parents ask
Is Buckland School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Buckland Pukekohe, Pukekohe Central and Tuakau near Pukekohe.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
286 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
433. 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). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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).