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Hikutaia School

8062 State Highway 26, Hikutaia · Waikato

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Total roll 134
EQI 481
Founded 1879
82

Composite score

Strong

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Top 25% in NZ

Rank #305 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) EQI 481

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Students aged 5-11 in Hikutaia looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Hikutaia School a good school?

Hikutaia School scores 82/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Board has confirmed compliance across all six key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=468).
100
Trajectory
25%
+24.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=469).
81
ERO review
40%
68/100 from ERO review 2023-03 · below band median (n=471) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2023. Peer comparison: below band median (n=471).
68

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 68/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-03-06 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management requirements met
"As of May 2022, the Hikutaia School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-03-06 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 68
0 25 50 75 100 20172023 2017-05-01 · 52/100 2023-03-06 · 68/100

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.23M

Per-student funding · 2022

$9,188

2018

$0.7M

2019

$0.6M

2020

$1.0M

2021

$1.2M

2022

$1.2M

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    77.6%
  • Māori
    50.0%
  • Pacific
    11.2%
  • Asian
    3.7%

Location

8062 State Highway 26, Hikutaia. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Hikutaia School a good school?

Hikutaia School scores 82/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-03 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022

How do I enrol my child at Hikutaia School?

Contact the school directly on 07-8624708, email office@hikutaia.school.nz, or visit hikutaia.ultranet.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Hikutaia School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Hikutaia School has 134 students, with an EQI of 481 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Hikutaia School in 2023-03, signed by Phil Cowie. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

6 Mar 2023

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