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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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16 Oct 2026
Dear Waikaretu School Families,
Our annual quiz night will be held on 10th October. This is our biggest annual fundraiser event and we kindly ask for your support.
There are 3 aspects to this event:
If you can help out by attending a fun night out, please register here (if you don't have a team, we will give you one!)
If you can help by buying some raffle tickets yourself or selling raffle tickets to your friends and whaanau for the online raffle, please click here.
You can also share the poster with the QR code for the online raffle as attached.
Fundraisers allow us to pay for our students to have access to opportunities that they would otherwise miss out on such as school camp, outdoor education events, school trips, specialist teaching instruction and resources, library books, stationery, classroom furniture and so much more that often goes unnoticed.
Thanks so much for your support!
Technology Schedule Term 4
Tuesday 13th October
Tuesday 27th October
Tuesday 10th November
Tuesday 24th November
Tuesday 8th December
Kia ora koutou,
This is a gentle reminder to all our whaanau to make sure we stay vigilant for school sores. It is very common for children, especially young ones, to experience these when their immune systems are down in the winter months.
Please find attached school sores information and how this may impact your child's attendance at school. For more information on what Impetigo is, how to prevent it and treat it, please check out the following website: Healthify - He Puna Waiora
To assist with the prevention of this condition, all our teachers encourage our students to wash their hands regularly throughout the day and to eat their fruit first. If we suspect any school sores, we may apply a bandage and contact you as soon as possible.
If you have any more questions regarding this, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Ngaa mihi nui,
Waikaretu School Staff
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