Schools Cambridge, New Zealand

Information on Schools Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand.

If you are considering moving to Cambridge, or you already live in the area but are working through choosing the right education for your children, you may find this information on Schools Cambridge helpful.

You can also find more information about our town here.

There are many options available for under 5's in Cambridge
- Home Based Care, Childcare Centres, PreSchools, Kindergartens.

Just a few of the options to get you started on your search, and to help you with choosing your house rental in Cambridge...

Tree Town Early Childhood Centre & Preschool
- Phone 07 823 4570 - 21a Wilson St, Cambridge
Jump Start Educare
- Ph 07 827 6406 - 41 Swayne Rd, Cambridge
Little-Einsteins
- Ph 07 823 3300 - 116 Swayne Rd, Cambridge
Cambridge Early Learning Centre "The Castle & The Pagoda"
- Ph 07 827 4727 - 10 Fort St, Cambridge
Bunnies Licensed Childcare & Preschool
- Ph/Fax 07 827 5081 - 197 Thornton Rd, Cambridge
- PO Box 1040 Cambridge 3450
Elim Early Learning Centre
- Ph 07 827 9922 - 8 Wordsworth St, Cambridge
Leamington Kindergarten
- Ph 07 827 6680 - 49 Thompson St, Cambridge
Leamington Playcentre
- Ph 07 827 9575 - Corner Burns & Thompson Streets, Cambridge
Cambridge Kindergarten
James Gray Kindergarten
- Ph 07 827 4714 - 18 Kingsley St, Cambridge
Cambridge Playcentre
- Ph 07 827 4529 - 26 Vogel Street, Cambridge
Rotorangi Playcentre
- Ph 07 847 1739 - 6 Kairangi Rd, R D 3, Cambridge

Choosing an education path is such a personal process for each family, so I have simply listed below the names of as many local schools as I could identify.

Then I have included a Government website that publishes the Education Review Office (ERO)reports. ERO is a government department that audits all schools on a regular (usually 3 yearly) basis to ensure they are performing as required.
This is just one way of assessing the suitability of a school.

Within Cambridge town boundary:

Leamington Primary Years 1 - 6

Cambridge Primary Years 1 - 6

Cambridge East Primary Years 1 - 6

St Peters Catholic Primary Years 1 - 8

Outside the town boundary (country schools):

Rotorangi Primary Years 1 - 8

Kaipaki Primary Years 1 - 8

Hautapu Primary Years 1 - 8

Goodwood Primary Years 1 - 6

Te Miro Primary Years 1 - 8

Cambridge Montessori Primary at Te Miro Years 1 - 8

There is some zoning enforced which means unless you live within the designated zone for the school you may not be able to send your children there.
The rules are different for each Primary, and this could become a significant factor in your house rental in Cambridge choice.

In general, Primaries cater for students aged from 5 years old for a period of 7 years (Year 1 - Year 8). However, some Primaries only have students for a period of 5 years (Year 1 - Year 6).

A number of the primary schools Cambridge have students right up to Year 8 though (see the list above).

Another alternative is to send your child to Hamilton from Year 7 onwards.

A couple of options familiar to Cambridge parents are:

Berkeley Middle School - this is for Years 7 - 9, and is in the suburb of Hillcrest, Hamilton. Cambridge students are not in the zone for Berkeley but there are some places available by ballot each year.

Southwell School - this is a private full primary on Peachgrove Road, Hamilton. Entry is determined by an application and interview process.

There is also a private Secondary;
St Peter's School - just outside the town boundary.
St Peter's caters for students from Year 7 to Year 13, and is one of the private schools that form the Independent Schools of New Zealand.

And again, there are a number of options in Hamilton chosen by Cambridge parents for various reasons:

St Paul's Collegiate - boys only Years 9, 10. Co-ed Years 11, 12, 13.

St Johns' College - boys only.

Sacred Heart College - girls only.

Waikato Diocesan - girls only.

Hamilton Boys High

Hamilton Girls High

Each of the above Hamilton Colleges have varying entry criteria and fees depending on whether they are public, private or integrated.

New Zealand School Qualifications

In recent years the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) has become the national qualification for senior secondary students. NCEA is part of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).

Students may be able to study toward qualifications other than NCEA while they are at school. These may be instead of NCEA, or as well NCEA.

You will find a lot of information and statistics about all New Zealand Schools at the NZQA website (New Zealand Qualifications Authority).

A number of schools now also offer internationally recognised qualifications.
Click on the links below to find out more about the qualifications and which schools offer them in New Zealand.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

University of Cambridge International Examinations

Education Review Office (ERO)

New Zealand

The Education Review Office (ERO) is tasked with auditing New Zealand Schools to ensure compliance with Ministry of Education Guidelines.

Commonly referred to as the ERO, the Education Review Office generally reviews each school every 3years (providing all is going well). The reports done on each school as also commonly referred to ERO reports.

You can look up the past ERO reports for schools Cambridge online.

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