Key facts
- School number2571
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established4 April 1921
About Haumoana School
Haumoana School is a state primary school located in coastal Hawke's Bay, between the townships of Te Awanga and Haumoana, near Cape Kidnappers and the Tukituki River. The school was founded in 1921, celebrating its centenary in 2021.
The school operates without a zone, drawing pupils from a wide geographical area. Its roll typically sits between 150 and 200 pupils, taught by 12 full-time and part-time teachers alongside 6 support staff. Approximately 20–25% of students identify as Māori.
The school's stated vision is "Learning to Fly", with three core values:
- Whanaungatanga — being welcoming and inclusive, treating the school community as family
- Respect — care for self, others, and the environment
- Resilience — persisting through challenges
The school holds Enviroschool status and maintains vegetable gardens and a small orchard on its grounds, which also include a bike track and two swimming pools. Outdoor and experiential learning are part of the school's stated philosophy.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 421, Haumoana School is below the 432 threshold newly required to opt into the donations scheme, though a school already receiving this funding from an earlier year may continue to do so. Outside the scheme, a school can still ask families for donations, but cannot compel or enforce payment.
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Haumoana School actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Haumoana School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 145 students (91.2%)
- Asian — 6 students (3.8%)
- Pacific — 1 students (0.6%)
- Māori — 36 students (22.6%)
- MELAA — 5 students (3.1%)
- Other — 3 students (1.9%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Havelock North Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 6.7 km
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Hastings Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 10 km
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Heretaunga Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 11 km
Location
- Street address7 Raymond Road
- CityHastings
- Local authorityHastings District
Official contact details
- ContactLiz Vanderpump
- Phone+64 6 875 0366
- Emailoffice@haumoana.school.nz
- Websitewww.haumoana.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Haumoana School, regardless of year level.
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Clive School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 5.1 km
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Te Mata School (Havelock North) Contributing · Years 1–6 · 6.7 km
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Havelock North Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 6.7 km
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Hereworth School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 6.9 km
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Mayfair School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 7.9 km
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Enrolment
Haumoana School operates without an enrolment zone, meaning there is no ballot or waiting list for entry. The school accepts enrolments from families across the Hastings and Napier area and beyond.
Children may start school from their fifth birthday and must be enrolled before the age of six. The school also accepts enrolments from children who begin after turning five.
To enrol, parents must submit a completed enrolment form and provide a birth certificate as proof of date of birth. The birth certificate is used for the Ministry of Education's ENROL database and as a record for the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Enrolment forms are available from the school office.
For children approaching school age, the school offers pre-start visit mornings arranged by the New Entrant teacher. These visits typically take place a few weeks before a child's start date, run from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, and can be repeated as many times as the child needs — most children attend one or two. Parents are welcome to stay during visits.
Co-curricular Activities and Sports
Annual School Sports Days
- Swimming
- Triathlon
- Cross Country
- Splash'n'dash (Years 0–2)
- Athletics
Saturday, Hawke's Bay Competition and Interschool Sports
- Cricket
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Netball
- Orienteering – entered in the HB Orienteering Championships
- Cycling – competes locally and at North Island level
- Triathlon – entered in the HB Primary School Triathlon Championships
- Cyclocross
Coastal Cluster Interschool Competition
Navigator (senior) students compete in an interschool competition involving nine local primary schools, held several times per year across the following events:
- Touch Rugby
- Tech challenge
- Soccer
- Ki o rahi
- Netball
- Swimming
- Cross Country
- Literacy challenge
- Tabloid sports / Athletics
- Hockey
- Kiwi softball
Other Named Events
- Weet-bix Try
- The Tough Guy Gal Kids Challenge
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Haumoana School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Haumoana School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Haumoana School's official website | Current | 8 October 2026 |