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Marewa School

80D Latham Street, Marewa · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne

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Total roll 237
EQI 542
Founded 1942
69

Composite score

Established

B

Above median

Rank #1,187 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 542 (high need)

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Students in Marewa looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Marewa School a good school?

Marewa School scores 69/100 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.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Board has attested compliance across Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets

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 13.2/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=539) · 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: near band median (n=539).
87
Trajectory
25%
-7.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=524) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=524).
41
ERO review
40%
70/100 from ERO review 2025-01 · below band median (n=544) · 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: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=544).
70

⚠ 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): 70/100.

Latest ERO review

2025-01-23 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board attested to all regulatory and legislative requirements as of September 2024
  • Two areas of non-compliance identified: requirement to use primary form of identification on teaching staff appointment and requirement to display no vaping signs at school entrances
  • Board has since addressed both identified areas of non-compliance
"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
— ERO, 2025-01-23 (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

13.2

1 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

$1.98M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,343

2018

$1.9M

2019

$2.1M

2020

$2.0M

2021

$2.4M

2022

$2.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    45
  • Year 02
    39
  • Year 03
    39
  • Year 04
    31
  • Year 05
    33
  • Year 06
    32
  • Year 07
    1

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    65.8%
  • European/Pākehā
    35.4%
  • Pacific
    18.6%
  • Asian
    3.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.5%

Location

80D Latham Street, Marewa. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Marewa School a good school?

Marewa School scores 69/100 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 2025-01 review identified 3 key findings. Board attested to all regulatory and legislative requirements as of September 2024

How do I enrol my child at Marewa School?

Contact the school directly on 06-8438359, email secretary@marewa.school.nz, or visit www.marewa.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Marewa School has 237 students, with an EQI of 542 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Marewa School in 2025-01, 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.

Last updated

23 Jan 2025

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