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Dargaville Intermediate

Charlotte Street, Dargaville · Northland

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Total roll 165
EQI 514
Founded 1968
50

Composite score

Developing

C+

Below median

Rank #1,927 of scored NZ schools

In summary

The Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2022, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed met in the March 2023 ERO board assurance review. No composite score is currently available for this school.

Best suited for

Students aged 11-13 in Dargaville looking for a state-funded setting.

Is Dargaville Intermediate a good school?

Dargaville Intermediate scores 50/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

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 272.5/1k · suspensions 5.6/1k · exclusions 5.9/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=539) · 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: bottom 10% of band (n=539).
0
Trajectory
25%
+13.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=524).
67
ERO review
40%
83/100 from ERO review 2016-09 · top quartile of band (n=544) · 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: 2016. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=544).
83

⚠ 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): 83/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-03-10 · Filivaifale Jason Swann, Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2022
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management requirements met
"As of August 2022, the Dargaville Intermediate School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-03-10 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2016. Click a point to read that review.

latest 83
0 25 50 75 100 20132016 2013-06-26 · 81/100 2016-09-07 · 83/100

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

272.5

60 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

5.6

1 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

5.9

1 this year · 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

$1.47M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,903

2018

$1.2M

2019

$1.3M

2020

$1.9M

2021

$1.8M

2022

$1.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 07
    84
  • Year 08
    85

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    59.4%
  • European/Pākehā
    56.4%
  • Pacific
    17.0%
  • Asian
    4.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.4%

Location

Charlotte Street, Dargaville. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Dargaville Intermediate a good school?

Dargaville Intermediate scores 50/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-03 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of August 2022

How do I enrol my child at Dargaville Intermediate?

Contact the school directly on 09-4398045, email office@dis.school.nz, or visit www.dis.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Dargaville Intermediate has 165 students, with an EQI of 514 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Dargaville Intermediate in 2023-03, signed by Filivaifale Jason Swann. 4 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

10 Mar 2023

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