Last updated October 2026
Pukekawa School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 803 Highway 22, Tuakau. It opened in 1895 and had 83 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school has a swimming pool, and senior students compete in River Group Schools swimming, athletics and cross country events. Ministry of Education school buses run by the Franklin South Transport Network serve the school, and an independently managed after school care programme runs on site.
At a glance
- Principal
- Josie Redmond
- Address
- 803 Highway 22, Tuakau
- Phone
- 09 233 4784
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 83 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 September 2026. ERO judged the school to be doing well in almost every area it reviewed and excelling in its support for students with additional needs.
Achievement has risen since the previous review: most learners meet or exceed year-level expectations in mathematics and a large majority do so in reading, with boys making big gains in reading. A large majority of learners attend regularly, and ERO found teaching effective and consistent across the school.
Writing is the one area ERO rated as working towards. Only a small majority of learners meet or exceed expectations in writing, and girls achieve at higher levels than boys, so results there are not yet equitable.
The next steps are to keep lifting literacy and mathematics with a deliberate focus on boys’ writing, to set up a regular cycle of internal evaluation, and to keep raising regular attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Pukekawa School
Enrolling
Pukekawa School has no enrolment zone, so any student can apply. The school’s website has an expression of interest form and a full enrolment form.
Families whose children will use the school bus sign the bus code of conduct as part of enrolment. The school’s transport page explains how to check bus eligibility and the routes that serve the school.
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 Pukekawa near Pukekohe
Pukekawa School is in Pukekawa near Pukekohe. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Pukekawa near Pukekohe guide →Questions parents ask
Is Pukekawa School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
83 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?
452. 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).