Last updated October 2026
Renwick School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 26 Havelock Street, Renwick. It opened in 1861 and had 442 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Woodbourne and Renwick, and parts of Springlands and Rapaura; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes inquiry-driven, play- and project-based learning, a choir and a kapa haka group open to all students, and sport at school and regional level, from volleyball, hockey and netball to cross country, athletics and mountain biking. Camps run from Year 4, finishing with an Abel Tasman tramp in Year 8, and the school welcomes international students.
At a glance
- Principal
- Michelle Spencer
- Address
- 26 Havelock Street, Renwick
- Phone
- 03 572 8158
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Woodbourne and Renwick.
Parts of Springlands and Rapaura: 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 442 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 May 2025. ERO found that only a small majority of students meet or exceed curriculum expectations in reading, writing and maths, that results in reading and writing are not yet even across groups, and that the school is not on track to meet the government’s achievement targets, which it agreed must be a key priority.
Students achieve most strongly in maths, and some priority learners need faster progress in reading and writing. On the positive side, teaching is of good quality, students are well supported and feel they belong, learners with complex needs are well supported, the curriculum is rich and broad, and the values the school developed with its community are well known by students. Attendance is approaching the target and improving.
The agreed next steps are to build a shared understanding of the curriculum so it is taught consistently, with more te reo Māori and tikanga Māori woven into learning; make fuller use of assessment and real-time reporting tools to plan teaching and keep families informed; and build stronger ties with local iwi, hapū and the wider community so their hopes for students shape the school’s planning.
Read the ERO reports for Renwick School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, and the school asks families to check their address against its zone map before applying. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places, and the school says siblings of current students get priority.
Applications are made through an online enrolment form, ideally within six months of a child’s fifth birthday. New entrants start in groups at set points each term, and the school publishes the cohort start and visit dates on its enrolment page.
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 Renwick
Renwick School is in Renwick. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Renwick guide →Questions parents ask
Is Renwick School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Woodbourne and Renwick and parts of Springlands and Rapaura.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
442 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?
449. 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).