Last updated November 2026
Temuka Primary School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 9 Hayhurst Street, Temuka. It opened in 2004 and had 210 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Milford, Temuka, Kerrytown and Seadown; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s site lists sport, music, kapa haka, clubs and leadership programmes, along with a cycle track and swimming programmes. Every child gets a lunch each school day through the Healthy School Lunches Programme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Aroha Stewart
- Address
- 9 Hayhurst Street, Temuka
- Phone
- 03 615 7178
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Milford, Temuka, Kerrytown and Seadown: 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 210 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 September 2025. ERO found success and progress rising for all students, high quality teaching in reading, writing and maths, and most students meeting or exceeding the expected curriculum level in all three, with results equal across groups.
The school is meeting the Government’s 2030 targets. Students have a strong sense of belonging and are highly engaged, the vision and values have been reworked with the community, and regular hui with whānau are building the school’s bicultural commitment. A large majority attend regularly, and attendance is improving towards the Government target while chronic absence falls.
The key priorities are to refine and embed shared teaching practice in line with the updated curriculum and assessment expectations, use evidence from community consultation and sound evaluation to improve programmes and interventions, and keep lifting regular attendance while reducing chronic absence.
Read the ERO reports for Temuka Primary School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places, and the number of places depends on how many in-zone students apply. The school’s enrolment page includes its enrolment scheme with the zone details.
Families can apply online or with a printed form, supplying a birth certificate or visa and passport, and proof of address for in-zone students. The school asks in-zone families to let it know about six months before a child starts.
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 Temuka
Temuka Primary School is in Temuka. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Temuka guide →Questions parents ask
Is Temuka Primary School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Milford, Temuka, Kerrytown and Seadown.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
210 at 1 Oct 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?
476. 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, 7 Nov 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).