Last updated October 2026
Rapaura School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 349 Hammerichs Road, Rapaura. It opened in 1862 and had 110 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Rapaura, Springlands and Spring Creek; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s site describes inquiry learning built on the New Zealand Curriculum, a phonics programme in the junior school, weekly te reo Māori sessions with a visiting kuia, and a heated pool used for daily swimming lessons in Terms 1 and 4. It also lists camps, a student leadership model run like a parliament, a Ministry-funded bus for eligible students and an OSCAR after-school programme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Carey Huria
- Address
- 349 Hammerichs Road, Rapaura
- Phone
- 03 570 5752
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Rapaura, Springlands and Spring Creek: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 110 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 Report from April 2025. ERO found that most students meet or exceed curriculum expectations in reading and a large majority do so in writing and maths, with results even across all groups of learners. It rated teaching highly, found that students with complex needs are well supported and that learners feel a strong sense of belonging, and noted that structured literacy is in place across the school while a structured maths programme is being introduced. Regular attendance is approaching the government target and improving.
The agreed next steps are to make assessment more consistent and make better use of what it shows, keep teaching quality high so progress in reading, writing and maths is sustained, build school-wide practices that support wellbeing and engagement, and lift regular attendance further.
Read the ERO reports for Rapaura School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The school encourages families to pre-enrol from age three, and new entrants visit the school in the two weeks before their fifth birthday. Families are asked to contact the office for the enrolment forms and procedure.
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 Rapaura
Rapaura School is in Rapaura. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Rapaura guide →Questions parents ask
Is Rapaura School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Rapaura, Springlands and Spring Creek.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
110 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
418. 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, 22 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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).