A state primary school at 6 Harker Street in Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay, known on its website as Waipawa School. Its motto is "Tangata tū, Tangata ora", and its approach is summed up as Active in Learning, Active in Life. The school says its pupils learn through hands-on, authentic work that connects to their lives, and it covers the full curriculum, along with each child's hauora (wellbeing).
The school's strategic plan for 2024 and 2025 set three goals: belonging, a current and localised curriculum, and innovation that brings the curriculum alive and honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The school's logo is built around an oak tree, which is a feature at the school entrance, and the Waipawa River, with navy and sky blue as the school colours. The koru in the logo stands for the school's biculturalism.