Kaiti School
517 Wainui Road, Kaiti · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,428 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Kaiti looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Kaiti School a good school?
Kaiti School scores 64/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested compliance across all six regulatory and legislative requirement areas
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.
standdowns 56.2/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+10.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · top quartile of band (n=544) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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
2024-04-29 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: insufficient identity checks recorded on staff appointments under the Children's Act 2014
- Board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$5.21M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$72k
Net assets / equity
$1.20M
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
56.2
12 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.55M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,305
2018
$2.5M
2019
$2.7M
2020
$4.7M
2021
$3.4M
2022
$3.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 47
- Year 02 57
- Year 03 73
- Year 04 55
- Year 05 62
- Year 06 61
- Year 07 37
- Year 08 24
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 91.4%
- Pacific 12.4%
- European/Pākehā 7.5%
- Asian 0.7%
- Other / MELAA 0.7%
Location
517 Wainui Road, Kaiti. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Kaiti School.
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Intermediate · 0.7km · 298 roll
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-7 vs this
Waikirikiri School
Full Primary · 1km · 235 roll
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+19 vs this
Tūranga Tangata Rite
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 2.2km · 31 roll
25
-39 vs this
Gisborne Central School
Contributing · 2.6km · 377 roll
72
+8 vs this
Wainui Beach School
Contributing · 2.7km · 256 roll
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+17 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Kaiti School a good school?
Kaiti School scores 64/100 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 2024-04 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Kaiti School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8677831, email office@kaiti.school.nz, or visit www.kaiti.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?
Kaiti School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Kaiti School has 428 students, with an EQI of 535 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Kaiti School in 2024-04, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz