Last updated October 2026
Kaimai School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at Main Road, Kaimai, Tauranga. It opened in 1913 and had 61 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes a rural school with large grounds that include native bush, an orchard, a skatepark and a swimming pool, two school bus routes that most students use, and a breakfast club.
Students take part in camps, trips and sporting events, and Years 7 and 8 go to Taumata School for technology classes.
At a glance
- Principal
- Matthew Jackson
- Address
- Main Road, Kaimai, Tauranga
- Phone
- 07 543 0999
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 61 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 2026, which gives a rating for each area it reviews.
The school was judged to be doing well in reading and writing, where a large majority of students meet the expected level, and in attendance, which has improved markedly, with a large majority attending regularly and chronic absence falling.
All the other areas, including overall achievement, progress, engagement and belonging, equity, leadership, teaching, curriculum, assessment, support for students with additional needs, school improvement and governance, were judged to be working towards.
Less than half of students meet expectations in maths, and outcomes for Māori learners lag behind across reading, writing and maths. ERO noted that leadership is setting clearer direction, teaching is becoming more consistent with structured literacy and maths programmes, and positive relationships help many students feel they belong.
ERO’s recommended next steps are to lift achievement in literacy and especially maths for all students, strengthen culturally responsive practice across the school, build stronger engagement with whānau and the community, and keep regular attendance rising. ERO said it has confidence the school can make these improvements.
Read the ERO reports for Kaimai School
Enrolling
The school has no enrolment zone, so any student can apply. Families start by filling in the Enrolment Enquiry form on the school’s enrolment page, and new entrants are offered school visits before they turn five.
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 Lower Kaimai near Tauranga
Kaimai School is in Lower Kaimai near Tauranga. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Lower Kaimai near Tauranga guide →Questions parents ask
Is Kaimai School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
61 at 1 Sep 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?
482. 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, 22 Oct 2026 (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).