Mangawhai Beach School
34 Insley Street, Mangawhai · Northland
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #291 of scored NZ schools
In summary
An October 2023 ERO board assurance review found the board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements, curriculum requirements, and health, safety and welfare management requirements. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Mangawhai looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Mangawhai Beach School a good school?
Mangawhai Beach School scores 82/100 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.
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 26.5/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+35.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2023-10 · 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): 82/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-10-18 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration
- Board has attested to meeting curriculum 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 June 2023, the Mangawhai Beach School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2020–2023. 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
26.5
10 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$4.49M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,137
2018
$2.9M
2019
$2.9M
2020
$6.3M
2021
$8.9M
2022
$4.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 87
- Year 02 91
- Year 03 91
- Year 04 96
- Year 05 93
- Year 06 87
- Year 07 91
- Year 08 57
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 93.2%
- Māori 17.6%
- Asian 5.5%
- Pacific 3.6%
- Other / MELAA 2.5%
Location
34 Insley Street, Mangawhai. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Mangawhai Beach School a good school?
Mangawhai Beach School scores 82/100 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 2023-10 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration
How do I enrol my child at Mangawhai Beach School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4314385, email office@mangawhaibeach.school.nz, or visit www.mangawhaibeach.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?
Mangawhai Beach School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Mangawhai Beach School has 731 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 Mangawhai Beach School in 2023-10, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz