Last updated November 2026
Waikite Valley School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 1090 Waikite Valley Road, Waikite Valley, Rotorua. It opened in 1955 and had 86 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its information booklet describes school bus runs on local roads, weekly te reo Māori and tikanga sessions that have built a whole-school kapa haka group, a school pool with a swimming programme, a pump track and sport such as hockey and rippa rugby.
Pet Day, when students show calves, lambs and kids they have reared, is a key part of the school year, and the booklet also mentions an after-school care programme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Sue Ratcliffe
- Address
- 1090 Waikite Valley Road, Waikite Valley, Rotorua
- Phone
- 021-2949633
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 86 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 October 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well more culturally responsive teaching is improving fair and strong outcomes for all students, with the aims of making good teaching and assessment more consistent, strengthening whānau and community partnerships and developing a local curriculum.
ERO noted collaborative, committed staff who are building robust processes for tracking and responding to students’ needs, and a community committed to supporting students and the school.
Next, the school plans professional learning to make teaching, learning and assessment more responsive, regular systems for tracking each student’s progress and achievement to guide teaching, and work with whānau, iwi and the community to develop and put its local curriculum in place.
Read the ERO reports for Waikite Valley School
Enrolling
There is no home zone, so any student can apply. The school’s enrolment page has the enrolment form, an information booklet and a new entrant booklet to download. Families of five-year-olds provide birth and immunisation certificates and can arrange pre-school visits through 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 Waikite Valley
Waikite Valley School is in Waikite Valley. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Waikite Valley guide →Questions parents ask
Is Waikite Valley School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
86 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?
445. 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, 24 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).