Maniototo Area School
15 Caulfeild Street, Ranfurly · Otago & Southland
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,601 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Maniototo Area School is a composite school serving 150 students in Ranfurly. An ERO review in June 2023 found that small class sizes and a collegial teaching team enable teachers to know individual student learning needs well, and that shared staff commitment to mātauranga and te reo Māori helps Māori students feel their culture is valued. The school benefits from strong, experienced leadership that supports professional development and provides meaningful feedback to teachers.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Ranfurly looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Maniototo Area School a good school?
Maniototo Area School scores 60/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Small class sizes and a collegial teaching team ensure teachers know the individual learning needs of all students well
- Shared staff commitment to develop mātauranga and te reo Māori both personally and as a school collective help Māori student to feel their culture is valued
- Strong and experienced school leadership team that leads professional development, evaluates current practice and provides meaningful feedback to teachers
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.
L1 100% · L2 88% · UE 63% · top 10% of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 2% · Te Pūkenga 1% · Industry 1% · bottom 10% of band (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
100% to Y13 · top 10% of band (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 6.0/1k · suspensions 6.1/1k · exclusions 7.1/1k · below band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
-0.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
69/100 from ERO review 2019-05 · bottom quartile of band (n=406) · 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): 69/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-13 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Small class sizes and collegial teaching team ensure teachers know individual learning needs of all students well
- Shared staff commitment to develop mātauranga and te reo Māori helps Māori students feel their culture is valued
- Strong and experienced school leadership team leads professional development and provides meaningful feedback to teachers
- Targeted support accessed and implemented has enabled students with diverse learning needs to access the curriculum
- School is seeking to improve literacy and numeracy achievement data as key contributors to future academic success
"a strong and experienced school leadership team that leads professional development, evaluates current practice and provides meaningful feedback to teachers"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2019. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.74M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$148k
Net assets / equity
$2.65M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
100.0%
8 of 8 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
87.5%
7 of 8 leavers
+7.5pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
62.5%
5 of 8 leavers
+12.5pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
100.0%
2024 cohort · 8 students
+10.0pt vs 2023
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
6.0
1 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
6.1
1 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
7.1
1 this year · 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
$8.07M
Per-student funding · 2022
$53,774
2018
$2.1M
2019
$2.5M
2020
$3.6M
2021
$7.0M
2022
$8.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 11
- Year 02 8
- Year 03 11
- Year 04 9
- Year 05 17
- Year 06 10
- Year 07 14
- Year 08 12
- Year 09 9
- Year 10 18
- Year 11 12
- Year 12 8
- Year 13+ 8
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 70.7%
- Māori 25.3%
- Asian 10.7%
- Other / MELAA 2.7%
- Pacific 0.7%
Location
15 Caulfeild Street, Ranfurly. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Maniototo Area School a good school?
Maniototo Area School scores 60/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-06 review identified 6 key findings. Small class sizes and collegial teaching team ensure teachers know individual learning needs of all students well
How do I enrol my child at Maniototo Area School?
Contact the school directly on 03-4449341, email office@maniototo.school.nz, or visit www.maniototo.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?
Maniototo Area School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Maniototo Area School has 150 students, with an EQI of 470 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Maniototo Area School in 2023-06, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz