Key facts
- School number2612
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established1 February 1950
About Mayfair School
Mayfair School is a state primary school located in Hastings, New Zealand, in the Heretaunga region. It opened in 1950 to serve the local Mayfair community and currently has 220 students and whānau representing over 17 nationalities.
The school is not a Māori-medium school but places Kaupapa Māori at the centre of its approach to teaching and learning. This is structured around seven principles — Tino Rangatiratanga, Ako, Kia piki ake i nga raruraru o te kāinga, Whānau, Manaakitanga, Kaitiakitanga, and Kotahitanga — which together address cultural identity, family connectedness, reciprocal learning, and socio-economic equity. Karakia are used daily at the start and close of the school day and before meals; the school describes these as non-denominational and reflective of its multicultural character.
The school's four stated values — Respect, Integrity, Resilience, and Identity — were developed in consultation with students, staff, and whānau. These underpin the school's Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) framework, introduced in 2015, which uses a structured reward system including SWAGs, Bands, and Oak Hats to recognise students who demonstrate the values.
The school has an inclusive enrolment approach: students with disabilities are placed in age-appropriate mainstream classes with supplementary support, and the school runs an Equity Awareness Programme grounded in research.
Mayfair also hosts Tūmatarau Pango, a robotics programme for female learners in Years 3 to 13, operating across the FIRST Lego League, FIRST Tech Challenge, and FIRST Robotics Competition competitions.
Enrolment
Enrolment scheme on recordMayfair School has an enrolment scheme (a home zone) on record. Living inside it guarantees a place; living outside it does not, though out-of-zone applications may still be considered.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 527, Mayfair School 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 Mayfair 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 Mayfair School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 59 students (27.1%)
- Asian — 20 students (9.2%)
- Pacific — 34 students (15.6%)
- Māori — 145 students (66.5%)
- MELAA — 2 students (0.9%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Location
- Street address1110 Willowpark Road North
- SuburbMayfair
- CityHastings
- Local authorityHastings District
Official contact details
- ContactRicardo Fox
- Phone+64 6 878 5518
- Emailadmin@mayfair.school.nz
- Websitewww.mayfair.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Mayfair School, regardless of year level.
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Hereworth School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 4.1 km
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Lucknow School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 4.1 km
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Pakowhai School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 6.3 km
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Bledisloe School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 11.2 km
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Napier Central School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 17.1 km
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Curriculum
Mayfair School uses a structured literacy approach, delivered through a framework the school calls iDeaL. The school also operates a tiered support system for learners who require additional literacy assistance.
In mathematics, the school uses the Numicon programme, a hands-on manipulative-based approach to building number concepts.
Handwriting is taught through the Casey the Caterpillar Handwriting Programme, covering basic shapes and letter formations.
The writing programme draws on the work of Helen Walls and the Syntax Project, and incorporates the Think SRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) approach. Within this, the school uses GIST (a summarising strategy) and TIDE (a structure for organising written work).
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Mayfair 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 Mayfair 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 | — | 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) | Mayfair School's official website | Current | 20 September 2026 |