Last updated November 2026
Insoll Avenue School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 95 Insoll Avenue, Fairfield, Hamilton. It opened in 1962 and had 343 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Enderley, Fairview Downs, Chartwell, Ruakura and Fairfield; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes an Enviroschools approach where each team has its own focus, from insect watching and a butterfly garden to vegetable gardens, recycling, composting and worm farms. At the end of the day, duty teachers walk children out in after-school walking buses towards nearby streets.
At a glance
- Principal
- Suzanne Wright
- Address
- 95 Insoll Avenue, Fairfield, Hamilton
- Phone
- 07 855 5067
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Enderley Hamilton, Fairview Downs Hamilton, Chartwell Hamilton, Ruakura and Fairfield Hamilton: 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 343 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 Profile Report from May 2024, written under Te Ara Huarau, ERO’s improvement evaluation approach.
ERO and the school agreed to look at how well an assessment for learning approach is lifting results in literacy and mathematics, because overall achievement needs to rise, gaps between groups of learners need to narrow, and attendance and engagement need to improve.
ERO found a warm, caring school climate, a steady focus on student wellbeing, and teachers committed to improving for their learners and whānau.
The school’s priorities are to revisit teacher planning so lessons engage students more, make better use of learning progressions to spot and respond to students’ needs, and review assessment for learning practice so it is consistent across the school.
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, and proof of residence is required. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The scheme says the board advertises out-of-zone places and how to apply in a local newspaper, and gives notice of any ballot date.
In-zone families use the school’s Request to Enrol form, and new entrants make three school visits before they start full time.
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 Enderley Hamilton
Insoll Avenue School is in Enderley Hamilton. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
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Questions parents ask
Is Insoll Avenue School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Enderley Hamilton, Fairview Downs Hamilton, Chartwell Hamilton, Ruakura and Fairfield Hamilton.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
343 at 1 Oct 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?
537. 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, 10 Nov 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).