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Kiwitea School

7 Perry Line, Kiwitea · Taranaki & Manawatū

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Total roll 61
EQI 455
Founded 1884
76

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #718 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8)

In summary

Kiwitea School is a full primary school serving 61 students in Taranaki. The Board's 2024 assurance review confirmed that regulatory, legislative, and curriculum requirements have been met as of March 2024. No active Ministry of Education intervention is in place.

Best suited for

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

Is Kiwitea School a good school?

Kiwitea School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above 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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · 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=404).
100
Trajectory
25%
-13.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=403).
34
ERO review
40%
82/100 from ERO review 2017-07 · above band median (n=406) · 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: 2017. Peer comparison: above band median (n=406).
82

⚠ 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): 82/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-04-10 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management requirements met
"As of ​March 2024​, the ​Kiwitea School​ Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2024-04-10 (governance)

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

$0.70M

Per-student funding · 2022

$11,497

2018

$0.3M

2019

$0.6M

2020

$0.6M

2021

$0.6M

2022

$0.7M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    5
  • Year 02
    13
  • Year 03
    8
  • Year 04
    8
  • Year 05
    7
  • Year 06
    6
  • Year 07
    8
  • Year 08
    5

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    90.2%
  • Māori
    9.8%
  • Asian
    6.6%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.6%

Location

7 Perry Line, Kiwitea. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Kiwitea School a good school?

Kiwitea School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above 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 all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024

How do I enrol my child at Kiwitea School?

Contact the school directly on 06-3289744, email office@kiwitea.school.nz, or visit kiwitea.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Kiwitea School has 61 students, with an EQI of 455 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Kiwitea 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.

Last updated

10 Apr 2024

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