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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?

Latest Notices

LAUNCHPAD (Christian Values Education)

30 Apr 2026

Lessons are available for our Year 3-6 tamariki.

IMPORTANT: Parents/whanau must OPT IN their child to Launchpad. As such, please complete the permission form on ‘Skool Loop’ if you’d like your child to participate.

If your child attended last year, then they are on the list to attend the sessions this year. Please let your classroom teacher know if they will no longer participate.

Those participating will be combined in the staffroom as a group with two Launchpad teachers (Jules & Marty). Students will be given workbooks that assist the values and teachings being taught each week.

Launchpad sessions will begin this Friday (1 May) and weekly every Friday from 10am - 10:30am.

PTA meeting - Monday 4 May, 7pm

30 Apr 2026

Next Walton PTA meeting is Monday 4 May at 7pm.

In the staffroom.

And if you've been considering joining the team, then we'd love to see you!

Bus back in action :)

29 Apr 2026

Laurent Motors has fixed our bus door problem, and so all bus runs will be operating this afternoon.

We will assume all kids will be catching the bus, but if you are picking them up, can you contact Mandy to confirm this?

School Photo orders

29 Apr 2026

All children will come home with a printed QR code in their bags. You will need this to order your child's photos.

Orders close 19 May.

Details of the packages available are attached.

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Bus Problem - Town bus chn need to be picked up from school

28 Apr 2026

Our new bus has a door issue that is presenting a safety risk. Can parents of kids on the last town bus please come out to school to pick up your child?

NOTE: The bus will not be operating tomorrow for Wharoa and town runs, so everyone will need to transport children on those runs.