Key facts
- School number593
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established1 January 2019
About Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School
Te Uho o te Nikau is a primary school located in the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, the local iwi and custodians of the area. The school's principal is Chris Herlihy.
The school's 2023–2026 strategic plan identifies particular emphasis on literacy and mathematics, alongside attendance, student wellbeing, and building partnerships with whānau. Its curriculum is described as locally responsive to community needs.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 393, Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary 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 Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary 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 Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 43 students (6.7%)
- Asian — 498 students (77.4%)
- Pacific — 117 students (18.2%)
- Māori — 44 students (6.8%)
- MELAA — 38 students (5.9%)
- Other — 2 students (0.3%)
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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Sancta Maria College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 2.8 km
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Somerville Intermediate School Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 7.1 km
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Zayed College for Girls Secondary · Years 7–15 · 11.9 km
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Ormiston Senior College Secondary · Years 11–15 · 1.1 km
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Alfriston College Secondary · Years 9–15 · 4.7 km
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Botany Downs Secondary College Secondary · Years 9–15 · 4.8 km
Location
- Street address221 Flat Bush School Road
- SuburbFlat Bush
- CityAuckland
- Local authorityHowick Local Board Area
Official contact details
- ContactChris Herlihy
- Phone+64 9 557 5503
- Emailadmin@tenikau.school.nz
- Websitewww.tenikau.school.nz/
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School, regardless of year level.
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Ormiston Senior College Secondary · Years 11–15 · 1.1 km
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Mission Heights Junior College Secondary · Years 7–10 · 1.4 km
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Mission Heights Primary School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 1.6 km
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Sancta Maria College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 2.8 km
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Alfriston College Secondary · Years 9–15 · 4.7 km
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Enrolment
Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary School operates a home address enrolment zone. Prospective families are required to check the Ministry of Education Enrolment Scheme to confirm their address falls within the zone before submitting a pre-enrolment questionnaire.
The school does not accept enrolments from families who intend to move into the zone but are not yet residing there — for example, where a house is under construction. The student must be living within the zone with their legal guardians at the intended start date.
A transitional provision known as Additional Entitlement to Enrol (commonly called "Grandparenting") may apply when a change to the school's enrolment scheme causes certain addresses to fall outside the zone. Under this provision, siblings of currently enrolled students may be eligible to enrol under in-zone entitlement, subject to specific criteria and Ministry of Education approval.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary 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 Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary 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) | Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School's official website | Current | 23 October 2026 |