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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.
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27 Aug 2026
Kia ora koutou,
A gentle reminder that our students will present their speeches tomorrow. We welcome community audience. If you can make it, please arrive shortly after 9am for a 9.15am start.
The speeches are always a fantastic showcase of the children's ideas and oral language skills. We are looking forward to seeing you there to support them.
Ngaa mihi nui,
Waikaretu School staff
Kia ora koutou,
Due to staff illness, we are postponing our latest newsletter to next week.
Apologies for the delay. Any important dates can be viewed on our school's website calendar in the news and events section.
Kia ora,
Please find attached information for all students year 3-8 regarding upcoming speech events.
Ngaa mihi,
Bernie Denton-van Loon
Principal / Tumuaki
Dear Parents/Caregivers
If bad weather forces us to postpone the cross-country event, we will make the call shortly after 7:30 AM on the morning of the event. The rain date will be Friday, August 21st.
Any updates or cancellations will be sent as a bulk message via the Skool Loop app, so please keep a close eye on your notifications.
If the event is postponed, students should come to school for a regular school day.
Our bus services will run as per usual regardless of the weather.
Please remember to notify the school office if your child will NOT be on the bus on that day.
Hello everyone,
Just a reminder that all students will be going to SwimSafe at the Huntly aquatic centre from 10-13 August. Students and staff will leave school at 9am and return at 1pm each day.
Make sure students come to school with the following each day:
Togs and towel
Packed lunch and drink bottle
School uniform and jersey
The school office will be open as per usual.
Thank you.
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