# Ruapehu College

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 30 Tainui Street, Ohakune  
**Region:** Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū  
**Total roll:** 238  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 502  
**Founded:** 1953  
**Website:** <http://www.ruapehucollege.school.nz/>  

> ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2012-07-05). Source: <https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2012-go4123>

## Latest ERO review (2023-01-26)

**Author:** Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/183/ruapehu-college#report-26574>

### 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 appointment (Children's Act 2014)
- Board has taken steps to address the non-compliance identified

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"As of March 2022, the Ruapehu College's Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"_ — ERO, 2023-01-26 (governance)

> _"undertake and record sufficient identity checks on the appointment of staff"_ — ERO, 2023-01-26 (governance)

> _"The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified"_ — ERO, 2023-01-26 (governance)

## Tags

`improving_maori_achievement` · `improving_equity` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_above_average_need` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

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

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