Pauatahanui School
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Pauatahanui School
Community-Connected School With Clear Improvement Goals
Pauatahanui School is engaged in a collaborative improvement process with ERO, showing genuine strengths in community involvement and responsive learning. The school has a clear strategic direction and is actively working to deepen its local curriculum, literacy teaching, and cultural identity programmes. This is a school that is self-aware and working constructively toward improvement rather than one that has been flagged for serious concerns.
Source: ERO, 17 June 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Pauatahanui School
12A Paekakariki Hill Road, Pāuatahanui, Porirua
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How enrolment at Pauatahanui School works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
Pauatahanui School has an enrolment scheme, so it has a home zone. A child who lives inside that zone is entitled to enrol. Check your street address against the boundary using the zone checker above — confirm the result with the school before relying on it.
Families outside the zone can apply only when the school offers out-of-zone places for the intake they need. When applications exceed the places available, the school works through the priority groups in this order, with a supervised random ballot inside an oversubscribed group:
- Students accepted for an approved special programme, where the school runs one
- Siblings of current students
- Siblings of former students
- Children of former students
- Children of school-board employees or board members
- All other applicants
Priority is not a guarantee: if a group has more applicants than places, that group goes to a ballot and the groups below it receive nothing in that round. Read our guide to out-of-zone enrolment and ballots for the application steps, evidence and deadlines.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Pauatahanui School
- Does Pauatahanui School have an enrolment zone?
- Yes. An enrolment scheme is listed and the available zone map is shown below. Check your exact address before relying on eligibility.
- What year levels does Pauatahanui School teach?
- Pauatahanui School teaches Year 1–8.
- What is Pauatahanui School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 395. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 221 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is June 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1858
- Principal
- Caine Roy Webster
- Urban/rural setting
- Rural other
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
Nearby and future schools
The next stage in the journey, and the alternatives close by
Schools near Pauatahanui School
Other schools close by, nearest first.
- Discovery SchoolWhitby · Full Primary (Years 1-8)2.3 km
- Adventure SchoolWhitby · Full Primary (Years 1-8)2.8 km
- Postgate SchoolWhitby · Full Primary (Years 1-8)3.2 km
- Porirua Montessori Primary SchoolWhitby · Full Primary (Years 1-8)3.5 km
- Tairangi SchoolWaitangirua · Full Primary (Years 1-8)3.5 km
- Rangikura SchoolAscot Park · Full Primary (Years 1-8)4.1 km
- Paremata SchoolParemata · Full Primary (Years 1-8)4.1 km
- Natone Park SchoolWaitangirua · Contributing (Years 1-6)4.2 km
Before and after school care
Practical questions to confirm directly with the school.
About OSCAR Programmes
Many New Zealand schools have OSCAR-approved before and after school programmes. These programmes provide supervised care, activities, and often homework help during extended hours.
- Typical hours: 7am-8:30am and 3pm-6pm
- Childcare subsidy may be available through WINZ
- Some are run on-site, others at nearby community centres
When visiting Pauatahanui School:
- Ask if after-school care is available on-site
- Ask about waiting lists and enrolment processes
- Check if school staff help transition children to care