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Aokautere School

Fitzherbert East Road, Aokautere · Taranaki & Manawatū

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Total roll 164
EQI 393
Founded 1888
81

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #357 of scored NZ schools

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Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Aokautere School . NZ Gazette notice

Top 25% in Fewer stand-downs
State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 393 (low need)

In summary

Aokautere School's 2023 ERO review identified a positive school environment reflecting shared values and encouraging student engagement. The school's collaborative leadership approach and staff involvement in literacy professional learning are supporting capability development. The school is currently operating under limited statutory manager intervention from the Ministry of Education.

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Is Aokautere School a good school?

Aokautere School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • The school environment reflects defined and shared values, encouraging positive student engagement
  • Leaders' collaborative approach, decision making and resourcing reflect the school's priority to achieve the school's vision for student success
  • Collaborative practice between staff and involvement in literacy professional learning and development, are providing relevant opportunities to build professional capability and practices to achieve the school's identified priorities

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
+12.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=534).
66
ERO review
40%
74/100 from ERO review 2018-02 · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2018. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=539).
74

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 74/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-07-18 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • The school environment reflects defined and shared values, encouraging positive student engagement
  • Leaders' collaborative approach, decision making and resourcing reflect the school's priority to achieve the school's vision for student success
  • Collaborative practice between staff and involvement in literacy professional learning and development are providing relevant opportunities to build professional capability
  • Strategic and annual planning establishes relevant goals and actions to guide continuous improvement
  • School is evaluating changes in the delivery of the literacy curriculum to determine the impact on learner progress and achievement
"Leaders' collaborative approach, decision making and resourcing reflect the school's priority to achieve the school's vision for student success."
— ERO, 2023-07-18 (leadership)

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.38M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,397

2018

$0.7M

2019

$0.9M

2020

$1.0M

2021

$1.2M

2022

$1.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    22
  • Year 02
    21
  • Year 03
    25
  • Year 04
    24
  • Year 05
    25
  • Year 06
    20
  • Year 07
    12

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    87.8%
  • Asian
    13.4%
  • Māori
    12.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.0%
  • Pacific
    0.6%

Location

Fitzherbert East Road, Aokautere. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Aokautere School a good school?

Aokautere School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-07 review identified 5 key findings. The school environment reflects defined and shared values, encouraging positive student engagement

How do I enrol my child at Aokautere School?

Contact the school directly on 06-3574611, email office@aokautere.school.nz, or visit www.aokautere.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Aokautere School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Aokautere School has 164 students, with an EQI of 393 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Aokautere School in 2023-07, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

18 Jul 2023

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  • ero.govt.nz
  • gazette.govt.nz
  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz