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Makarewa School

56 Flora Road, Makarewa · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 176
EQI 440
Founded 1885
75

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #811 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6)

In summary

Makarewa School's board assurance review in March 2023 confirmed the board has met regulatory and legislative requirements across key areas, including board administration and curriculum requirements as of May 2022. The school has a roll of 176 students. No composite score was available at the time of this review.

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Is Makarewa School a good school?

Makarewa School scores 75/100 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 33.4/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=518) · 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: below band median (n=518).
67
Trajectory
25%
+16.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=515).
70
ERO review
40%
84/100 from ERO review 2015-08 · top quartile of band (n=520) · 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: 2015. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=520).
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

2023-03-28 · Kathy Lye, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of May 2022
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements met
"As of May 2022, the Makarewa School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
— ERO, 2023-03-28 (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

33.4

2 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

$1.20M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,827

2018

$1.2M

2019

$1.0M

2020

$1.4M

2021

$1.0M

2022

$1.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    20
  • Year 02
    24
  • Year 03
    21
  • Year 04
    32
  • Year 05
    27
  • Year 06
    28
  • Year 07
    6

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    93.2%
  • Māori
    27.8%
  • Pacific
    3.4%
  • Asian
    3.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    0.6%

Location

56 Flora Road, Makarewa. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Makarewa School a good school?

Makarewa School scores 75/100 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 2023-03 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas as of May 2022

How do I enrol my child at Makarewa School?

Contact the school directly on 03-2358556, email admin@makarewa.school.nz, or visit www.makarewa.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Makarewa School has 176 students, with an EQI of 440 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Makarewa School in 2023-03, signed by Kathy Lye. 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

28 Mar 2023

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  • crimestats.co.nz