Last updated November 2026
Kaipaki School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 687 Kaipaki Road, Ohaupo. It opened in 1876 and had 137 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Ōhaupō and Cambridge; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s site describes mixed-age whānau groups led by its Year 7 and 8 students, swimming lessons at the Cambridge town pools in Terms 1 and 4, Chromebooks for each student from Year 4, a whole-school camp and an Agricultural Day each year.
Year 7 and 8 students go to a weekly technology and arts programme at Peachgrove Intermediate, and the school runs its own school bus.
At a glance
- Principal
- Kim Budd
- Address
- 687 Kaipaki Road, Ohaupo
- Phone
- 07 823 6653
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Ōhaupō near Hamilton and Cambridge near 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 137 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 November 2022. A profile report sets out the school’s priorities and the evaluation it will carry out with ERO, rather than judging results.
Kaipaki chose to look at how far its work on learning dispositions, such as critical thinking, collaboration and communication, lifts achievement for students who need to catch up and extends everyone else. ERO noted experienced and collaborative leaders, a well-established framework for teaching and measuring these dispositions, and a community willing to share its views.
Next, the school planned to design the evaluation so that students, teachers and whānau all have a say, review how the dispositions are taught across the school, and check how each one links to students’ progress and achievement.
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 publishes its out-of-zone places, application deadlines and ballot dates on its out-of-zone information page, and families apply through the online enrolment form. The zone page describes the boundary road by road and shows a zone map.
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 Ōhaupō near Hamilton
Kaipaki School is in Ōhaupō near 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 Kaipaki School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Ōhaupō near Hamilton and Cambridge near Hamilton.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
137 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?
417. 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).