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We are located in the northwest reaches of the Waikato near the rugged, yet beautiful west coast of the North Island.

Our school provides many learning opportunities for children from 5 to 13 years of age, from year 1 to 8.

Established in 1924 with a roll of 16 students, Waikaretu School has a long and successful history steeped in strong community spirit. Our rural environment provides tourism and farming-related opportunities for the community. Waikaretu School is strongly connected to our local community and is supported by two local marae: Pukerewa Marae and Weraroa Marae.

Our curriculum empowers our learning community to make connections to and from our rural context. We support our learners to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to become resilient, critical thinkers who actively achieve their goals in a connected world.

The footage on the right below is from last year's 2023 cluster cross-country hosted by Waikaretu School.

What's happening at Waikaretu School?

Upcoming Events in May

Fri 22

Year 4-8 Winter Sports Te Akau

22 May 2026

Latest Notices

Koowhai Room Readers

1 May 2026

Please find attached an important notice regarding home reading for Koowhai class.

Ngaa mihi nui,

Ms V and Miss Glenn

Koowhai-Room-Readers.docx

Tuesday Fitness Training - Term 2

21 Apr 2026

Good morning Parents and Caregivers

Emily Welch has kindly offered to run a fitness training session every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30pm to 4:30pm during Term 2.
This opportunity is open to all students.

If your child/children would like to attend, please email the school to let us know that they will not be taking the bus home on Tuesday afternoons.

Please also ensure that you are able to collect your child/children from school at 4:30pm.

Thank you for your support.

Links to the Fuel Plan letter attachment

17 Apr 2026

Kia ora koutou,

We have noticed that the links in the previous notice regarding New Zealand's Fuel Response Plan may be missing or not redirecting you to the information when you use a mobile phone to open these. Please find these here:

New Zealand's Fuel Response Plan (PDF)

Conveyance Allowance Information

Ngaa mihi

Notice re New Zealand's Fuel Response Plan

17 Apr 2026

Kia ora koutou,

Please find attached an important notice regarding the New Zealand's Fuel Response Plan for Waikaretu School.

Ngaa mihi,

Bernie Denton-van Loon

Principal / Tumuaki

Fuel-Response-Letter-2026.pdf

Technology Schedule Term 2