Manawaru School
442 Manawaru Road, Te Aroha · Waikato
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #347 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Te Aroha looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Manawaru School a good school?
Manawaru School scores 81/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested to compliance across all six regulatory and legislative requirement areas as of May 2024
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
+0.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2024-08 · above 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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-08-29 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health Safety and Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: failure to renew police vets for non-teaching staff every three years (s 104 Education and Training Act 2020)
- The board has since addressed the identified area of non-compliance
"The board has since addressed the area of non-compliance identified."
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2024. 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
$0.79M
Per-student funding · 2022
$9,440
2018
$0.6M
2019
$0.6M
2020
$0.7M
2021
$0.9M
2022
$0.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 14
- Year 02 3
- Year 03 7
- Year 04 13
- Year 05 15
- Year 06 12
- Year 07 12
- Year 08 11
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 63.1%
- Asian 26.2%
- Māori 15.5%
- Pacific 1.2%
- Other / MELAA 1.2%
Location
442 Manawaru Road, Te Aroha. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Manawaru School.
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Frequently asked
Is Manawaru School a good school?
Manawaru School scores 81/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-08 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health Safety and Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Manawaru School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8846691, email office@manawaru.school.nz, or visit www.manawaru.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?
Manawaru School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Manawaru School has 84 students, with an EQI of 447 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Manawaru School in 2024-08, 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