Maungaturoto School
Gorge Road, Maungaturoto · Northland
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #599 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Maungaturoto School is a contributing primary school in Maungaturoto with 224 students. The Board of Trustees completed a full attestation of meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six areas as of December 2022, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed met. No active Ministry of Education intervention is in place.
Best suited for
Students in Maungaturoto looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Maungaturoto School a good school?
Maungaturoto School scores 77/100 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 has completed full attestation across all six regulatory and legislative requirement areas
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=468) · why? ▼ hide
-10.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2019-02 · top quartile of band (n=471) · 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
2023-07-04 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of December 2022
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements met
"As of December 2022, the Maungaturoto School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
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
$2.31M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,331
2018
$1.5M
2019
$1.5M
2020
$2.1M
2021
$2.2M
2022
$2.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 40
- Year 02 26
- Year 03 37
- Year 04 31
- Year 05 38
- Year 06 29
- Year 07 8
- Year 08 2
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 77.7%
- Māori 31.7%
- Asian 4.5%
- Pacific 3.6%
- Other / MELAA 3.1%
Location
Gorge Road, Maungaturoto. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Maungaturoto School a good school?
Maungaturoto School scores 77/100 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 2023-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of December 2022
How do I enrol my child at Maungaturoto School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4318106, email office@maungaturoto.school.nz, or visit www.maungaturoto.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?
Maungaturoto School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Maungaturoto School has 224 students, with an EQI of 477 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Maungaturoto School in 2023-07, 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