Dairy Flat School is a rural school at 1220 Dairy Flat Highway, in the Dairy Flat area north of Albany, Auckland. The school calls the district a rural haven close to Auckland, where families have space and feel connected to the country. It was established in 1878, and the district's older school, Pukeatua School, once had a roll of twenty. The school says its aim is to help students become lifelong learners who strive for excellence, value diversity, think creatively and care for themselves and others.
The website says the school has strong support from its community and that it responds to the needs of the children. Its terms run from early February to mid-December, with Term 1 starting on 3 February and Term 4 ending on 15 December. The school has a Google rating of 3.5. The school's history is part of what it offers families: a small rural roll, a long tradition, and a community that has stayed with it for almost 150 years.