# Mercury Bay Area School

**Type:** Composite (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** South Highway, Whitianga  
**Region:** Waikato  
**Total roll:** 893  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 465  
**Founded:** 1976  
**Website:** <http://www.mbas.ac.nz>  

> ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2022-09-22). Source: <https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2022-go3935>

## International student programme

- **Annual tuition:** NZ$16,000
- **ESOL support:** partial
- **Year groups accepted:** 11, 12, 13
- **SIEBA member:** yes
- **Source:** <https://mbas.ac.nz/international/fees>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `composite_year_1_13`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/mercury-bay-area-school/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/mercury-bay-area-school/ero-history.md>

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