Last updated October 2026
Hereworth School is a private, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 118 Te Mata Road, Havelock North. It opened in 1927 and had 336 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site describes an Anglican special character centred on the school chapel, with services led by the chaplain, and music, dance and drama classes for every student, kapa haka, a senior musical production every second year, and individual lessons in a wide range of instruments.
Boarding is offered for boys and girls in Years 5 to 8, full-time, for five days a week or casually, and the school’s sports centre has tennis courts, cricket lanes and indoor court space.
At a glance
- Principal
- Matt Allen
- Address
- 118 Te Mata Road, Havelock North
- Phone
- 06 877 8138
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 336 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 private school review from November 2022. This kind of review checks whether a private school meets the criteria for registration, rather than evaluating teaching and learning in depth.
During its visit, ERO found the school did not meet the criteria: the principal had not been registered as a teacher or been through the Ministry of Education’s fit and proper person assessment for school managers, teachers’ practising certificates had not been endorsed correctly, and safety checks of children’s workers needed completing. These matters were fixed before the report was published, and ERO concluded the school now meets the registration criteria.
ERO also looked at the boarding hostel, which then housed boys in Years 5 to 8. Boarders told ERO they enjoy the facilities and their relationships with hostel staff, routines and expectations are clearly explained to families, and ERO found the hostel offers a physically and emotionally safe setting that supports learning.
Read the ERO reports for Hereworth School
Enrolling
As a private school, Hereworth sets its own enrolment process and charges fees, which it publishes on its fees page along with a discount for siblings. Families apply online or contact the school’s enrolment team.
Class sizes are capped, so some year levels can be full. The school’s site says its main intake points are the new entrant year, Year 5 and Year 7, and that it keeps a wait pool for places that open up in other year levels.
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 Havelock North Hastings
Hereworth School is in Havelock North Hastings. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Havelock North Hastings guide →Questions parents ask
Is Hereworth 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?
336 at 1 Sep 2026.
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, 23 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).