Last updated October 2026
Pukeoware School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 479 Baldhill Road, Waiuku. It opened in 1877 and had 169 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Waiuku, Glenbrook and Mauku; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Every class is expected to teach te reo Māori, the school has a kapa haka group, and its website lists interschool sport days, parent-coached netball and soccer, and links with local sports clubs. The site also lists before and after school care run off site in Waiuku by sKids and KAS.
At a glance
- Principal
- Jodi-Anne Hermond
- Address
- 479 Baldhill Road, Waiuku
- Phone
- 09 235 9443
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Waiuku, Glenbrook and Mauku: 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 169 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 and the school agreed to look at how well targeted actions improve literacy for all students, with a particular focus on lifting boys’ achievement in reading and writing.
ERO pointed to leaders and experienced teachers who work together on improvement, thorough systems for tracking achievement over time, and strong relationships with families and the local community.
Looking ahead, the school’s priorities are to keep using strategies that work in literacy, including raising boys’ engagement and achievement, and to build shared evaluation skills so improvements last. ERO’s next public report will be a School Evaluation Report.
Read the ERO reports for Pukeoware School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. The school’s enrolment page describes the zone boundaries, links to the online enrolment form and lists the documents needed, and families can book a school tour through the office.
Out-of-zone places are set by the board each year and offered in priority order, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The school publishes the number of places and the ballot date in the local community newspaper.
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
Pukeoware 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 Pukeoware School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Waiuku, Glenbrook and Mauku.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
169 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?
446. 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).