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We are located in the northwest reaches of the Waikato near the rugged, yet beautiful west coast of the North Island.
Our school provides many learning opportunities for children from 5 to 13 years of age, from year 1 to 8.
Established in 1924 with a roll of 16 students, Waikaretu School has a long and successful history steeped in strong community spirit. Our rural environment provides tourism and farming-related opportunities for the community. Waikaretu School is strongly connected to our local community and is supported by two local marae: Pukerewa Marae and Weraroa Marae.
Our curriculum empowers our learning community to make connections to and from our rural context. We support our learners to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to become resilient, critical thinkers who actively achieve their goals in a connected world.
The footage on the right below is from last year's 2023 cluster cross-country hosted by Waikaretu School.
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10 Oct 2025
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18 Oct 2025
Welcome back to school - Term 4!
We trust you all had a great holiday by the time we start school again this Monday 6th October.
This is a gentle reminder to bring to school next week by the indicated days at the latest:
Thank you - See you Monday!
Don't forget to BOOK your table for our Quiz night! If you already have, thank you.
If not, we can team you up with others but you need to book.
Please pay per table.
There are 2 options for payments:
1. Via internet banking: Waikaretu School
12 3078 0132517 04 Reference: Name and ‘QUIZ’
2. Cash on the night
Call or message Emily on 021776486 and book your table today!
We are asking our families to please share this event and promote the raffle sales.
We are fundraising for Senior Leadership Camp 2026 
and Chrome book replacements. Thank you!
Dear Parents/Caregivers
Tomorrow Friday being the last day of term, we will have a Mufti Day.
It will still be a Friday Pie Day tomorrow.
Also, a friendly reminder that the Oxford Pies forms need to be returned on the 9th of October for delivery on Thursday the 16th of October.
Enjoy the holidays, hopefully the weather will improve!!
Nga Mihi
Ulrika Parrott
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