Huntly Primary School is the oldest school in Huntly, at 25 Onslow Street. The school describes itself as the heart of Huntly and is a PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning) school. Its values are summed up as POWER, and they are shown in class, on the sports field and at Monday morning assemblies. The school says it focuses on literacy and numeracy and also offers arts, sport and digital fluency.
The school is part of the Mitey programme, which builds mental health education into the curriculum, and Kiwi Can, which runs a weekly session for students. It also honours its connection to Waikato-Tainui and local iwi through kapa haka and te reo Māori. Families are asked to keep in touch through the Skool Loop app, which is also used for bookings, or to visit the school office.