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Walton School is located in the heart of the mighty Waikato. We are 8 minutes from Matamata, 35 minutes from Hamilton, and 45 minutes from Tauranga and Rotorua.
Our school caters for New Entrants through to Year 6. We have six classrooms, large multi-purpose room, playground, two large sandpits, swimming pool, double tennis courts, large playing field, and admin area.

We have great staff who are passionate about providing the best education for all of our children. We try to keep our class sizes as low as possible to allow students plenty of contact time with teachers. We have additional staff members (teacher aides) who support some of our students with their learning.

We believe we offer every student a great primary education where they will be challenged, provided with new learning opportunities and ultimately thrive as a learner. Students who leave our school for intermediate and beyond always look back at their time here fondly and positively.

We'd love to see you become a part of the Walton Way.

Meet our Principal

Kia ora! Hello!

My name is Jeremy Kurth and I have the absolute privilege of being the Walton School Principal.

I am proud to say that our school has that good old country feel to it whilst still ensuring our kids are 21st century learners who are ready for an exciting tech-filled future.

Walton School's motto is to Stand Tall & Proud (Tu Maia, Tu Rangatira) which aligns with our school logo of a tall proud oak tree. To help the students achieve this we believe strongly in our school values of SPIRIT (see our values page for more about this)

As Walton Principal I believe in providing the best possible environment for our teachers to teach in and our students to learn in. I am very passionate about our excellent school and am committed to making it a place of excellence.

If you want the best education for your child then I'd love to have the opportunity to show you around our school and have a chat to you about your child's exciting future with us :)

Kind regards,
Jeremy Kurth

What's happening at Walton School?

Upcoming Events in November

Wed 11

School Athletics Day (postponement Friday)

11 Nov 2026

Mon 16

Swim Safe programme

16 Nov 2026 - 19 Nov 2026

Tue 17

Y5&6 Ki-o-rahi comp

17 Nov 2026

Wed 25

Interschool Athletics (no postponement day)

25 Nov 2026

Latest Notices

11am CBG cert recipients

11 Nov 2026

Morena,
Tamariki receiving CBG certificates at 11am in the Marlow Room are: R1 Mia, Suhas, & Raveson, R2 Sefton, Maddy, & Hunter, R3 Nico, Jack, & Harvey, R4 MacKenzie P, Lyla, & Athena, R5 Arlo, Piper, & Jay, R7 Madisyn, James, & Abel

High Jump - Senior Students

10 Nov 2026

Just a reminder that our high jump competition will be run for the 9, 10, and 11 year olds students on Thursday afternoon. This will start straight after lunch (lunch finishes at 1.15pm) with 9 year olds completing first, then 10 years olds, and finally 11 year olds. Parents are welcome to come along and watch.

Important Notices

10 Nov 2026

Because the forecast predicts more rain tomorrow, we've decided to make an early call to move our school athletics day to this Friday. We hope this will allow time for anyone who has planned time off work tomorrow to reschedule for Friday.
Mandy is away today: please leave a phone message on the answering machine if calling. Alternatively, text the school.
Due to athletics day now on Friday, we'll hold a special 'assembly' tomorrow at 11am to hand out last term's Cross Country certificates and some extra Caught Being Good certificates: a skool loop message will come out in the morning to say which tamariki will receive the CBG certs ;)

Touch Draw - Week 4

10 Nov 2026

Please find attached this week's touch draw.

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Sad news

9 Nov 2026

Kia ora Walton Whānau,
I am sad to inform our community that Zara Roberts, Rm1 teacher, will not be returning to Walton School after this year.

Zara has been with us for three years, beginning her teaching career with us in 2024. She quickly proved herself to be an excellent teacher who cared deeply about the tamariki within her class. She is a very well-loved member of our team and will be dearly missed. However, we wish her all the best as she moves back to the Waihi area, where she and her partner, Luca, have bought a section on which they’re going to build their house.

Zara will always be a part of our Walton School story and a valued friend to everyone here.
All the best, Zara!