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Kaimai School

Tēnā koutou katoa! Nau mai haere mai!

Welcome to Kaimai School.On behalf of our amazing teachers and Board of Trustees, we are delighted to welcome you and your whānau to Kaimai School. Kaimai School is a long established, rural school which opened in 1913. We are a U2 sized school with a roll of just under 100 students. Our Kaimai Kids start with us as New Entrants through to Year 8.

Kaimai School is not zoned and our Kaimai Kids either live in the Kaimai area or travel from Tauranga.

We are situated on the Kaimai Range, State Highway 29, ten minutes drive from The Crossing Tauriko and twenty minutes from Tauranga CBD. The majority of our students travel by buses that serve the upper and lower Kaimai area.

Our Kaimai Kids enjoy large grounds with a skatepark, swimming pool, court area, extensive native bush, spacious classrooms and numerous play areas suitable for different age groups. We also offer a daily breakfast club and specialist teachers who deliver intervention programmes!

We are very proud of our school and the opportunities it provides for our students and believe we offer a well rounded educational experience! We would love the opportunity to show you around our school and share our special place with you!

What's happening at Kaimai School?

Upcoming Events in October

Mon 27

Labour Day (School Closed)

27 Oct 2025

Thu 30

Rippa Rugby Starts

30 Oct 2025

Thu 30

Kaimai School Athletics

30 Oct 2025

Fri 31

KiwiCan

31 Oct 2025

Latest Notices

Bus Broken Down

22 Oct 2025

Kia ora whānau,

Unfortunately the bus has broken down this morning and won't be able to complete the journey to school this morning. Any students who have already been picked up will be transported to school, but those who have not yet been collected, may need to be dropped off at school as there is no timeframe for a replacement bus. We apologise for any inconvenience and will update you once we know more.

School Closed 23rd October 2025

20 Oct 2025

Kia ora whanau,

Due to the NZEI strike on Thursday 23 October 2025, the Board of Trustees has made the decision to close the school for the day.
Please keep your child/children at home, as there will be no school buses running.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Potential Strike

17 Oct 2025

Kia ora whānau,

Just as a reminder teachers, principals, and support staff have voted to take strike action next week on Thursday, 23rd of October.

This morning the school received formal notification from the union that the strike is going ahead. The board is currently working through the options available to us, and we will confirm the outcome and details with you once these are confirmed.

Please be prepared to keep your child(ren) home on that day as we may not be able to provide supervision and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Unions are currently only required to provide three days notice of a strike, so the short offical notice period is outside of our control.

We do appreciate your support of our staff as they negotiate for improvements to their working terms and conditions, especially in regards to the support available for our students’ learning.

Ngā mihi,

Matthew Jackson (on behalf of the Kaimai School Board)