Maheno School
Short Street, Maheno · Otago & Southland
Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #51 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Maheno School's board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed in the August 2023 board assurance review. No composite score was available for this school profile.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Maheno looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Maheno School a good school?
Maheno School scores 91/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- A collaborative staff, who are open to new ways of working together to better meet the needs of students
- A well-considered approach to enacting the school values (Respect, Integrity, Confidence and Endeavour) ensures students learn in a caring and inclusive learning environment
- Interactions across the local school network are supporting teachers' reflections on literacy teaching strategies
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+50.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
77/100 from ERO review 2019-05 · near band median (n=520) · 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): 77/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-08-14 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- School has recently implemented the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) to strengthen the literacy curriculum
- A collaborative staff who are open to new ways of working together to better meet the needs of students
- A well-considered approach to enacting the values schoolwide ensures that students learn in a caring and inclusive learning environment
- School is part of the Whitestone Kāhui Ako, which has focussed on implementing structured literacy across the network of schools
- Interactions across the local school network are supporting teachers' reflections on the strategies they use to teach literacy programmes
"A collaborative staff, who are open to new ways of working together to better meet the needs of students."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2019. Click a point to read that review.
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.69M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,453
2018
$0.4M
2019
$0.4M
2020
$0.6M
2021
$0.5M
2022
$0.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 7
- Year 02 14
- Year 03 11
- Year 04 10
- Year 05 12
- Year 06 14
- Year 07 10
- Year 08 2
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 80.4%
- Asian 15.2%
- Māori 10.9%
- Pacific 5.4%
- Other / MELAA 1.1%
Location
Short Street, Maheno. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
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Frequently asked
Is Maheno School a good school?
Maheno School scores 91/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-08 review identified 5 key findings. School has recently implemented the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) to strengthen the literacy curriculum
How do I enrol my child at Maheno School?
Contact the school directly on 03-439 5707, email office@maheno.school.nz, or visit www.maheno.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?
Maheno School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Maheno School has 92 students, with an EQI of 430 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Maheno School in 2023-08, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz