# Patea Area School **Type:** Composite (State) **Gender:** Co-Educational **Address:** Kent Street, Patea **Region:** Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū **Total roll:** 185 **Equity Index (EQI):** 541 **Founded:** 1967 **Website:** > ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2014-07-31). Source: ## Latest ERO review (2022-08-29) **Author:** Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui **Source:** ### Key findings - Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets - Non-compliance identified: insufficient identity checks on staff appointments under Children's Act 2014 - Board has taken steps to address the identified non-compliance area ### Verbatim quotes from ERO > _"As of May 2022, the Patea Area School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"_ — ERO, 2022-08-29 (governance) > _"ERO has identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process"_ — ERO, 2022-08-29 (governance) > _"The board has since taken steps to address the area of non-compliance identified."_ — ERO, 2022-08-29 (governance) ## Audited financials (year ended 2024) - **Total revenue:** $3.97M - **Surplus/(deficit):** +$163,430 - **Net assets/equity:** $1.58M - **Audit opinion:** unmodified - **Source:** ## Tags `consistent_excellence` · `surplus_latest_year` · `holidays_act_disclosure_open` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `composite_year_1_13` · `eqi_high_need` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director` ## Machine-readable siblings - JSON: - ERO history (markdown): --- Methodology: · Every claim above links to its source document.