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Merivale School

25 Kesteven Avenue, Tauranga · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 177
EQI 548
Founded 1957
69

Composite score

Established

B

Above median

Rank #1,179 of scored NZ schools

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State school Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 548 (high need)

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Is Merivale School a good school?

Merivale 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.

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 29.1/1k · 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).
71
Trajectory
25%
+7.5% 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).
59
ERO review
40%
73/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · 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: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=544).
73

⚠ 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): 73/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-04-04 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets as of March 2022
"As of March 2022, the Merivale School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2024-04-04 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 73
0 25 50 75 100 201620192024 2016-02-17 · 83/100 2019-06-24 · 71/100 2024-04-04 · 73/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.19M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$22k

Net assets / equity

$1.10M

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

29.1

2 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

$2.87M

Per-student funding · 2022

$16,206

2018

$1.2M

2019

$1.4M

2020

$1.8M

2021

$1.9M

2022

$2.9M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    20
  • Year 02
    28
  • Year 03
    30
  • Year 04
    32
  • Year 05
    29
  • Year 06
    25
  • Year 07
    8

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    76.8%
  • European/Pākehā
    24.3%
  • Pacific
    16.4%
  • Asian
    5.6%

Location

25 Kesteven Avenue, Tauranga. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Merivale School a good school?

Merivale 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 2024-04 review identified 1 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets as of March 2022

How do I enrol my child at Merivale School?

Contact the school directly on 07-5786900, email admin@merivale.school.nz, or visit www.merivale.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?

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

What is the roll size?

Merivale School has 177 students, with an EQI of 548 (higher socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Merivale School in 2024-04, 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

4 Apr 2024

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