Maidstone Intermediate, Upper Hutt — School Profile

Key facts

School number2893
School typeIntermediate · Years 7–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
BoardingNo
Language of instructionSome students taught in te reo Māori
Established27 January 1970

About Maidstone Intermediate

Maidstone Intermediate, also known by its te reo Māori name Te Kura ō Hinepōhatu, is a state intermediate school in Upper Hutt, located approximately 30 minutes north-east of Wellington. The school opened in 1970, and takes its name from the town of Maidstone in Kent, England, the origin of a group of early Upper Hutt settlers.

The school caters exclusively to Year 7 and 8 ākonga — students aged 11 to 13 — and describes its focus as addressing the specific learning and developmental needs of early adolescents. It is a mainstream, co-educational school rather than a faith-based or Māori-medium kura, though it operates with an explicit commitment to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, reflected in its use of te reo Māori terminology throughout its programmes and communications.

The school is situated in park-like grounds south of Upper Hutt City, with the Akatarawa, Remutaka, and Tararua Ranges as backdrop. Nearby facilities include H2O Xtream, Kaitoke Regional Park, Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre, and Staglands Wildlife Reserve.

The school's stated kura motto is "Motivate, Inspire, Succeed", and its pepeha, Pepeha ō Hinepōhatu, connects the school to the surrounding landscape through the Remutaka ranges, the Mangaroa river, and the Awakairangi.

Enrolment

No enrolment scheme listed

No enrolment scheme is currently listed for Maidstone Intermediate in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.

School donations

The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".

With an Equity Index of 470, Maidstone Intermediate is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).

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 Maidstone Intermediate actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA

470

Scale: 344–569

Band: Above Average (2026)

WHAT IT MEANS

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 →

EQI scale (344–569)

Directory avg 448.5

Maidstone Intermediate 470

Student ethnicity

The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Maidstone Intermediate's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.

European — 374 students (67%)
Asian — 71 students (12.7%)
Pacific — 51 students (9.1%)
Māori — 157 students (28.1%)
MELAA — 18 students (3.2%)
Other — 6 students (1.1%)

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.

Previous stage

Upper Hutt School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 606 m
Tawhai School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 8.2 km

Current stage — Maidstone Intermediate

Intermediate · Years 7–8

Location

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Street addressRedwood Street
CityUpper Hutt
Local authorityUpper Hutt City

Official contact details

Nearby schools

Schools physically closest to Maidstone Intermediate, regardless of year level.

Upper Hutt School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 606 m
Tawhai School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 8.2 km
Bellevue School (Newlands) Contributing · Years 1–6 · 22.7 km
Thorndon School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 28.8 km
Koputaroa School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 64.9 km

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Curriculum

Maidstone Intermediate follows New Zealand's national curriculum, now known as Te Mātaiaho, which organises learning into "Phases of Learning" rather than the previous Curriculum Levels 1–8.

The school offers a Poipoia te Kākano reorua (bilingual) programme, in which teaching and learning takes place in and through Te Reo Māori me ōna tīkanga. Participation requires enrolment by whānau who accept the programme's aims, and includes compulsory involvement in kura Kapa Haka and termly Hui ā Whānau.

Co-curricular Activities

Maidstone Intermediate offers the following named co-curricular activities across sport, arts, and culture:

Hinepōhatu Kapa Haka
Pasifika (cultural group)
Floorball (inter-kura sport)
Netball (inter-kura sport)
Waterpolo (inter-kura sport)
Basketball (inter-kura sport)
Touch Rugby (inter-kura sport)
Music

Student Support and Pastoral Care

The following named support roles and services are described in school communications.

Learning Support Coordinator — a named staff member (Deirdre) who holds specialist knowledge across a range of neurodiverse conditions including Autism, ADHD, ASD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, and Tourette's Syndrome, and is available for whānau to contact directly.
Breakfast Club — a daily morning programme running in the school hall from 8:00 to 8:40 am, providing food to students who arrive without having eaten. On Wednesdays it is run by Arise Church; on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Weetbix is supplied by Kickstart. The club is led by school leaders and requires adult supervision.
Three-Way Learning Conferences — scheduled meetings involving the student, their teacher, and their parents or caregivers, used to review progress and set goals collaboratively for the remainder of the year.

Frequently asked

These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Maidstone Intermediate's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.

Maidstone Intermediate is classified as a Intermediate school serving Years 7–8.

It's a state school in the Wellington region. New Zealand domestic students are generally entitled to free enrolment and education at state schools.

Yes. It's a co-educational school, enrolling both boys and girls.

558 students, according to the August 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Maidstone Intermediate's students face, on average. The Ministry uses the Equity Index to help target funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Sources & methodology

Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Maidstone Intermediate'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	—	7 September 2026
Student roll	Ministry of Education / Education Counts	August 2026	7 September 2026
Equity Index	Education Counts	—	7 September 2026
Address & coordinates	Ministry of Education	—	7 September 2026
Contact details	NZ Schools Directory	Current	7 September 2026
School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed)	Maidstone Intermediate's official website	Current	18 September 2026