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Matata School

43 Pollen Street, Matata · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 94
EQI 514
Founded 1872
80

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #397 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) EQI 514

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Students aged 5-11 in Matata looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Matata School a good school?

Matata School scores 80/100 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

  • School conditions which prioritise learner wellbeing, resilience, and optimism
  • Established systems for tracking and monitoring of student progress and achievement over time
  • Strengthened teacher capability in the use of assessment tools and clarity of teaching intent

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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (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: top 10% of band (n=539).
100
Trajectory
25%
+6.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near 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: near band median (n=524).
58
ERO review
40%
75/100 from ERO review 2022-07 · near 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: 2022. Peer comparison: near band median (n=544).
75

⚠ 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): 75/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-07-19 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • School conditions prioritise learner wellbeing, resilience, and optimism
  • Established systems for tracking and monitoring of student progress and achievement over time
  • Strengthened teacher capability in the use of assessment tools and clarity of teaching intent
  • Focus on assessment for learning to improve student agency and achievement outcomes in reading
"school conditions which prioritise learner wellbeing, resilience, and optimism"
— ERO, 2022-07-19 (wellbeing)

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

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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$0.76M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,109

2018

$0.6M

2019

$0.8M

2020

$0.8M

2021

$0.8M

2022

$0.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    13
  • Year 02
    12
  • Year 03
    18
  • Year 04
    10
  • Year 05
    16
  • Year 06
    11
  • Year 07
    8
  • Year 08
    8

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    64.9%
  • European/Pākehā
    64.9%
  • Asian
    6.4%
  • Pacific
    4.3%
  • Other / MELAA
    2.1%

Location

43 Pollen Street, Matata. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Matata School a good school?

Matata School scores 80/100 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 2022-07 review identified 4 key findings. School conditions prioritise learner wellbeing, resilience, and optimism

How do I enrol my child at Matata School?

Contact the school directly on 07-3222004, email admin@matata.school.nz, or visit www.matata.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Matata School has 94 students, with an EQI of 514 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Matata School in 2022-07, signed by Phil Cowie. 2 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

19 Jul 2022

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