Last updated November 2026
Goodwood School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 517 Fencourt Road, Cambridge. It opened in 1902 and had 444 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Pukemoremore, Cambridge, Tauwhare and Matangi; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school calls its students explorers and builds learning around student-led inquiries, with structured approaches to literacy and numeracy, and camps and other learning outside the classroom are part of its curriculum. There is no compulsory uniform, and the school runs its own OSCAR-approved before and after school care in the hall.
At a glance
- Principal
- David Graham
- Address
- 517 Fencourt Road, Cambridge
- Phone
- 07 827 6817
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Pukemoremore near Hamilton, Cambridge near Hamilton, Tauwhare near Hamilton and Matangi 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 444 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 June 2023, written under Te Ara Huarau, ERO’s improvement evaluation approach. ERO and the school are evaluating how well a trauma-informed approach, drawing on Mātauranga Māori health models, is improving learning and wellbeing.
ERO noted a commitment to culturally responsive practice under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a collaborative teaching team that uses inquiry and data to make decisions, established partnerships with mana whenua and other schools, experienced leadership, and a welcoming setting where students feel they belong and have a say in their learning.
Next, the school is to build a shared understanding of Mātauranga Māori health models and put them into consistent practice across the school, and use its self-review systems to judge the effect on learning and wellbeing for students, staff and the community.
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 says it offers a number of out-of-zone places by ballot each year and asks interested families to contact it.
The enrolment page describes the zone boundary and has a zone map, and families can book a tour through the office. The school plans each child’s move to school with the family, usually with a couple of visits before the first day.
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 Cambridge near Hamilton
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Questions parents ask
Is Goodwood School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Pukemoremore near Hamilton, Cambridge near Hamilton, Tauwhare near Hamilton and Matangi near Hamilton.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
444 at 1 Oct 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
388. 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).