# Naenae School

**Type:** Contributing (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** Wheatley Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt  
**Region:** Wellington  
**Total roll:** 365  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 529  
**Founded:** 1946  
**Website:** <https://www.naenaeprimary.school/>  

## Latest ERO review (2020-06-18)

**Author:** Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region - Te Tai Tini  
**Composite score:** 81/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/2922/naenae-school#report-21641>

### Key findings
- Large majority of students achieving at expected curriculum levels in reading, mathematics and writing across both English medium and Te Kohanga Te Ra
- Girls are achieving better than boys in all three learning areas
- School has established culturally responsive practices recognising students' culture, language and identity with provision for Māori immersion learning
- Leaders and teachers should develop schoolwide processes to better understand the impact of new initiatives and teaching practices on student outcomes
- Need to strengthen recording and sharing of learning strategies that work for individual high-needs students

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Student achievement in Te Kohanga Te Ra, in relation to Marautanga O Aotearoa, indicates that in 2019 the large majority of students achieved well in pānui/reading, tuhituhi/writing and pangarau/mathematics."_ — ERO, 2020-06-18 (achievement)

> _"Students experience a broad curriculum that is highly relevant to students and replicated in both mediums. Learning programmes are responsive to student needs and interests."_ — ERO, 2020-06-18 (curriculum)

> _"The school has had some success in accelerating learning for Māori and other students who need this. Acceleration is evident for some students of all ethnicities within the three key learning areas of pānui, tuhituhi and pangarau."_ — ERO, 2020-06-18 (equity)

## Audited financials (year ended 2024)

- **Total revenue:** $5.60M
- **Surplus/(deficit):** +$548,625
- **Net assets/equity:** $2.01M
- **Audit opinion:** n/a
- **Source:** <https://www.naenaeprimary.school/resources/sites/113/files/picker/2025content/annual-financial-statements-year-ended-december-2024.pdf>

## Tags

`state_school` · `coeducational` · `improving_maori_achievement` · `improving_equity` · `surplus_latest_year` · `holidays_act_disclosure_open` · `contributing_primary_1_6` · `eqi_above_average_need` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

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

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