Last updated November 2026
Waverley Park School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 55 Eden Crescent, Glengarry, Invercargill. It opened in 1954 and had 263 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Waverley, Glengarry, Ascot and Waihopai; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s website describes kapa haka as central to school life, with junior, middle and senior rōpū open to every child and regular performances at the Murihiku Polyfest. It also lists Pasifika and other cultural groups, miniball teams and a Year 6 camp.
At a glance
- Principal
- Kerry Hawkins
- Address
- 55 Eden Crescent, Glengarry, Invercargill
- Phone
- 03 217 9332
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Waverley, Glengarry, Ascot and Waihopai: 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 263 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.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from May 2025. ERO found results are fair across groups of learners and getting better for most, with achievement rising and a majority reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Students have a strong sense of belonging, mātauranga Māori runs through the curriculum, learners who need extra help are picked up early, and the school has built lasting, trusting relationships with mana whenua and Māori whānau. Assessment has become more consistent and collaborative since the previous review.
ERO noted that the school had not yet reached the attendance target. The agreed next steps are to sharpen strategic planning and reporting with clear measures that show the effect of its actions on learners, and to widen the strategies it uses to lift regular attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Waverley Park School
Enrolling
Waverley Park School has an enrolment scheme, so children living in the home zone are entitled to enrol, and proof of address may be asked for. Out-of-zone places depend on in-zone numbers each year. They are offered in a set priority order, starting with siblings of current students, and by ballot when a priority group has more applicants than places.
The school advertises any out-of-zone places for each term on its Facebook page. Enrolment packs are available from the school office, and once a new entrant’s enrolment is confirmed their teacher arranges to meet the child at their early childhood centre before school visits begin.
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 Glengarry
Waverley Park School is in Glengarry. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Glengarry guide →Questions parents ask
Is Waverley Park School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Waverley, Glengarry, Ascot and Waihopai.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
263 at 1 Sep 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?
495. 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, 22 Oct 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).