Last updated November 2026
Waerenga-O-Kuri School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 1763 Tiniroto Road, Waerengaokuri, Gisborne. It had 30 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply.
At a glance
- Principal
- Richard McCosh
- Address
- 1763 Tiniroto Road, Waerengaokuri, Gisborne
- Phone
- 06 867 8145
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 30 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 School Evaluation Report from November 2024. ERO found that results are becoming more equitable and stronger, especially in literacy and mathematics, with the school’s own data for 2023 showing a majority of students at or above curriculum expectations in reading, writing and mathematics.
Students have a strong sense of belonging, and regular attendance was above the Ministry of Education’s target. ERO described leadership as collaborative and focused on students, a curriculum that the principal and staff adapt to students’ needs and that increasingly reflects the local area, good use of assessment information, and strategic planning shaped by input from the school community.
The agreed next steps are for the school to review its teaching programmes regularly to check how well they are working, give students more say in setting their goals, choosing how they learn and looking back on their progress, and keep a close watch on attendance so it stays high.
Enrolling
Waerenga-O-Kuri School has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol. Families should contact the school directly to talk about enrolment.
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 Waerengaokurī
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Questions parents ask
Is Waerenga-O-Kuri 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?
30 at 1 Oct 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?
443. 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, 10 Nov 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).