Karapiro School
Tirau Road, Karapiro · Waikato
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,909 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Karapiro looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Karapiro School a good school?
Karapiro School scores 51/100 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.
standdowns 98.0/1k · suspensions 190.9/1k · exclusions 175.4/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+16.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
84/100 from ERO review 2021-08 · top quartile of band (n=471) · 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): 84/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-29 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance requirements
"As of March 2024, the Karapiro School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2021. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$0.61M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$9k
Net assets / equity
$0.34M
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
98.0
1 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
190.9
1 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
175.4
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.41M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,434
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.7M
2020
$0.9M
2021
$0.5M
2022
$0.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 5
- Year 02 2
- Year 03 9
- Year 04 7
- Year 05 4
- Year 06 8
- Year 07 1
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 84.6%
- Māori 23.1%
- Pacific 15.4%
- Other / MELAA 5.1%
Location
Tirau Road, Karapiro. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Karapiro School.
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Frequently asked
Is Karapiro School a good school?
Karapiro School scores 51/100 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 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
How do I enrol my child at Karapiro School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8277642, email office@karapiro.school.nz, or visit www.karapiro.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?
Karapiro School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Karapiro School has 39 students, with an EQI of 499 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Karapiro School in 2024-04, signed by Shelley Booysen. 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz