Last updated October 2026
Harrisville School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 202 Harrisville Road, Tuakau. It opened in 1877 and had 215 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Tuakau, Buckland and Pukekohe East; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school teaches maths through the Numicon programme in Years 1 to 3 and PR1ME Mathematics in Years 4 to 6, with a structured literacy approach to reading and Writer’s Toolbox for writing from Year 3. It has a learning support team and a gifted and talented programme, a weekly Nature Discovery Programme outdoors for Years 1 and 2, a Bring Your Own Device Chromebook programme in the senior school, an annual Pet Day and Gala, and before and after school care through KAS.
At a glance
- Principal
- Jonathon Salisbury
- Address
- 202 Harrisville Road, Tuakau
- Phone
- 09 236 8795
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Tuakau near Pukekohe, Buckland Pukekohe and Pukekohe East: 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 215 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 August 2025. ERO found teaching that lifts progress in reading, writing and maths, a structured approach to literacy and maths across the school, and students who are well supported, with almost all reporting a strong sense of belonging and feeling safe.
Teachers and leaders identify students most at risk of not achieving and support them well, and the school has made significant gains for this group since its previous review.
Most students meet or exceed the expected curriculum level in reading and maths, and a large majority do so in writing. Maths results are equitable across groups of learners, but reading and writing results are not yet.
A large majority of students attend regularly, and the school is approaching the government’s regular attendance target with a suitable plan, although chronic absence is not yet falling.
ERO found the school has extended progress for students already at or above expected levels only to some extent. Its priorities are to keep achievement high while stretching students and making outcomes more equitable for particular groups, to update assessment and planning for new curriculum requirements, and to strengthen its attendance strategies.
Read the ERO reports for Harrisville School
Enrolling
Harrisville School has an enrolment scheme, so students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, and the school office can confirm whether an address is in zone.
Out-of-zone places are offered by ballot, and the school advertises before each ballot which year levels have spaces for the following year. Every child living outside the zone goes through the ballot, including younger siblings of students who were accepted by ballot.
Families are invited to visit the school before enrolling, and enrolment packs are available from the school office. Enrolling a child well before they turn five lets the school arrange visits before they start.
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 Tuakau near Pukekohe
Harrisville School is in Tuakau near Pukekohe. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Tuakau near Pukekohe guide →Questions parents ask
Is Harrisville School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Tuakau near Pukekohe, Buckland Pukekohe and Pukekohe East.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
215 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?
450. 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).