Last updated October 2026
Pukehamoamoa School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 11 Matapiro Road, Hastings. It opened in 1921 and had 60 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Pukehamoamoa, Crownthorpe and Omahu; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s site says a free, Ministry-funded bus run by Tranzit Coachlines serves the school, and families who live within the bus entitlement area can ask the office for a place.
At a glance
- Principal
- Pania McVay-Stewart
- Address
- 11 Matapiro Road, Hastings
- Phone
- 06 874 3830
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Pukehamoamoa, Crownthorpe and Omahu: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 60 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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from April 2024. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how much teachers’ professional learning lifts learner outcomes in mathematics and literacy.
ERO pointed to a culture of trust, committed and collaborative leaders and teachers focused on raising achievement, a respectful and inclusive learning environment, access to targeted professional learning in maths and literacy, and well established systems for monitoring student progress.
Next, the school plans to keep growing teachers’ skills through formal professional learning that embeds evidence-based practice, and to keep monitoring progress and measuring outcomes with a focus on fair results for all learners.
Read the ERO reports for Pukehamoamoa School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The school asks out-of-zone families to contact it about availability.
Families can arrange a visit with the principal through the school office, and the enrolment form can be downloaded from the enrolment page. The school encourages families to pre-enrol children who are about to turn five, and the new entrant teacher arranges pre-entry visits before they start.
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 Crownthorpe
Pukehamoamoa School is in Crownthorpe. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Crownthorpe guide →Questions parents ask
Is Pukehamoamoa School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Pukehamoamoa, Crownthorpe and Omahu.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
60 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?
437. 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, 23 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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).