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Hukerenui School Years 1-8

9 Crows Nest Road, Whangarei · Northland

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Total roll 170
EQI 476
Founded 1887
74

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #838 of scored NZ schools

Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Hukerenui School Years 1-8 as of 2008-06-05. NZ Gazette notice

In summary

Hukerenui School Years 1-8 had a board assurance review in May 2024. The board confirmed it met all regulatory and legislative requirements, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed. The school is currently subject to active limited statutory manager intervention from the Ministry of Education.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Whangarei looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Hukerenui School Years 1-8 a good school?

Hukerenui School Years 1-8 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.

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 28.9/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · 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: near band median (n=468).
71
Trajectory
25%
+11.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=469) · 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=469).
64
ERO review
40%
84/100 from ERO review 2024-05 · top quartile of band (n=471) · 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: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=471).
84

⚠ 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): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-05-03 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
  • Personnel Management requirements confirmed
"As of April 2024, the Hukerenui School Years 1 - 8 Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2024-05-03 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 20172024 2017-11-03 · 80/100 2024-05-03 · 84/100

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

28.9

3 this year · 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

$2.13M

Per-student funding · 2022

$12,511

2018

$1.3M

2019

$1.3M

2020

$1.3M

2021

$1.6M

2022

$2.1M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    22
  • Year 02
    19
  • Year 03
    19
  • Year 04
    22
  • Year 05
    22
  • Year 06
    24
  • Year 07
    27
  • Year 08
    13

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    87.6%
  • Māori
    34.1%
  • Pacific
    5.9%
  • Asian
    3.5%

Location

9 Crows Nest Road, Whangarei. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Hukerenui School Years 1-8 a good school?

Hukerenui School Years 1-8 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 2024-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of April 2024

How do I enrol my child at Hukerenui School Years 1-8?

Contact the school directly on 09-4339895, email office@hukerenui.school.nz, or visit www.hukerenui.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?

Hukerenui School Years 1-8 is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Hukerenui School Years 1-8 has 170 students, with an EQI of 476 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Hukerenui School Years 1-8 in 2024-05, 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

3 May 2024

Source documents

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Sourced from

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