Karetu School is a picturesque Decile 2, country school situated in the beautiful Karetu valley, 10 kilometers by sealed road from Kawakawa. The School Roll stabilised somewhat in 2021 which helped maintain five classrooms. The building of a new classroom was completed in time for the start of Term 2 and wasfollowed by an announcement by the Ministry of Education that they want to put an Enrolment Scheme in place because they are worried about Karetu School getting too big.

The whole Karetu community is treating that as a sign of success considering it is not that long ago that the Ministry wanted to close Karetu School.

We are a School that has prided itself on delivering small class sizes within a safe family-orientated environment, although with our continued popularity this is being tested with higher than expected student enrolments. The focus of everything we do is firmly upon the children and their present and future well-being.

We are a well resourced school and have been prudent in allocating funds that will not only provide for our children today but also into the future. The Board of Trustees stand firmly behind the teachers and the teaching and learning programmes they offer. This support can be evidenced by a determination to employ Teacher Aides in every classroom paid for through Operational funding when MOE agency funding cannot be secured.