Last updated October 2026
Waiuku Primary School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at George Street, Waiuku. It opened in 1873 and had 365 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Waiuku and Otaua; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Its website lists kapa haka, choir and the arts, a gifted and talented programme, sport, education outside the classroom and international students. Before and after school care runs in the school hall, provided by Kids After School, an independent company.
At a glance
- Principal
- Isla Holt
- Address
- George Street, Waiuku
- Phone
- 09 235 8453
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Waiuku and Otaua 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 365 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
1 international student
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from October 2025. ERO found high quality teaching in reading, writing and mathematics, a rich curriculum, good support for learners with complex needs, and well established planning and conditions for improvement.
A large majority of learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level in reading and in mathematics, but only a small majority do so in writing. Results are equitable in mathematics and becoming more equitable in reading and writing.
Attendance is a concern ERO raised: a small majority of learners attend regularly, and the school is approaching but not yet at the government’s 80% target, with a plan in development and rates improving.
ERO’s key priorities are raising achievement in reading, writing and mathematics with fairer results across groups, analysing rates of accelerated progress, embedding structured mathematics teaching, updating assessment practice and lifting attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Waiuku Primary School
Enrolling
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.
Families can enrol in person or online. The school’s enrolment and zone page lists the documents to bring, such as proof of age and an immunisation certificate, and shows the zone map. International students have their own section of the website.
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 Waiuku
Waiuku Primary School is in Waiuku. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Waiuku guide →Questions parents ask
Is Waiuku Primary School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Waiuku and Otaua near Pukekohe.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
365 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?
453. 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).