Miller Avenue School
Miller Avenue, Paeroa · Waikato
Composite score
Concern
Below median
Rank #2,401 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Miller Avenue School as of 2024-11-20. NZ Gazette notice
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Paeroa looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Miller Avenue School a good school?
Miller Avenue School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Leadership that is strategically focused on improving attendance rates for identified students
- Ongoing professional learning and inquiry that supports teacher collaboration and builds consistency of school practices to improve learner outcomes
- Newly established framework and school-wide values that promote actions to improve positive behaviour for learning (PB4L)
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 316.1/1k · suspensions 79.4/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-35.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
56/100 from ERO review 2023-06 · bottom quartile of band (n=544) · 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): 56/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-16 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Leadership is strategically focused on improving attendance rates for identified students
- Ongoing professional learning and inquiry supports teacher collaboration and builds consistency of school practices
- Newly established framework and school-wide values promote positive behaviour for learning (PB4L)
- ERO and the school board have concerns about student engagement and learning outcomes
- New strategies have been implemented to address aspects of attendance and behaviour
"leadership that is strategically focused on improving attendance rates for identified students"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2022–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$1.70M
Surplus / (deficit)
$119k
Net assets / equity
$0.45M
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
316.1
23 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
79.4
4 this year · 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
$1.34M
Per-student funding · 2022
$14,129
2018
$2.9M
2019
$2.9M
2020
$2.5M
2021
$1.4M
2022
$1.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 14
- Year 02 10
- Year 03 5
- Year 04 10
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 7
- Year 07 14
- Year 08 17
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 56.8%
- European/Pākehā 52.6%
- Pacific 12.6%
- Asian 10.5%
- Other / MELAA 1.1%
Location
Miller Avenue, Paeroa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Miller Avenue School.
Goldfields School (Paeroa)
Specialist School · 0.2km · 90 roll
77
+53 vs this
Paeroa Christian School
Full Primary · 0.8km · 53 roll
63
+39 vs this
Paeroa Central School
Full Primary · 1.2km · 67 roll
52
+28 vs this
Paeroa College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.5km · 283 roll
57
+33 vs this
St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa)
Full Primary · 1.8km · 59 roll
74
+50 vs this
Netherton School
Full Primary · 6.5km · 142 roll
79
+55 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Miller Avenue School a good school?
Miller Avenue School is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-06 review identified 5 key findings. Leadership is strategically focused on improving attendance rates for identified students
How do I enrol my child at Miller Avenue School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8628602, email office@millerave.school.nz, or visit www.millerave.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?
Miller Avenue School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Miller Avenue School has 95 students, with an EQI of 530 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Miller Avenue School in 2023-06, 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
- web.archive.org
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz