Wairere School
413 Wardville Road, Wardville · Waikato
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #401 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Wardville looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Wairere School a good school?
Wairere School scores 80/100 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.
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+21.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
64/100 from ERO review 2018-10 · bottom quartile of band (n=471) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 64/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-14 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare regulatory requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management regulatory requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance regulatory requirements
"As of April 2023, the Wairere School, School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2018. Click a point to read that review.
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.55M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,605
2018
$0.4M
2019
$0.4M
2020
$0.7M
2021
$0.5M
2022
$0.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 9
- Year 02 10
- Year 03 6
- Year 04 6
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 13
- Year 07 1
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 54.4%
- Māori 31.6%
- Asian 22.8%
- Other / MELAA 1.8%
Location
413 Wardville Road, Wardville. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
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Frequently asked
Is Wairere School a good school?
Wairere School scores 80/100 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 2023-06 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory requirements
How do I enrol my child at Wairere School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8880854, email office@wairere.school.nz, or visit wairere.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?
Wairere School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Wairere School has 57 students, with an EQI of 477 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Wairere School in 2023-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz