Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga
228 Botanical Road, Palmerston North · Taranaki & Manawatū
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Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,656 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga is an intermediate school serving 383 students. The board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as met in the July 2024 board assurance review.
Best suited for
Students aged 11-13 in Palmerston North looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga a good school?
Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga scores 59/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below 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.
standdowns 33.5/1k · suspensions 7.1/1k · exclusions 2.5/1k · below band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+7.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2024-07 · near band median (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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-07-09 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of March 2024, the Monrad-Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2019 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$3.64M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$24k
Net assets / equity
$0.52M
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
33.5
18 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
7.1
3 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
2.5
1 this year · 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
$3.06M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,982
2018
$2.8M
2019
$2.8M
2020
$3.3M
2021
$3.1M
2022
$3.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 164
- Year 08 214
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 57.4%
- European/Pākehā 52.5%
- Pacific 19.3%
- Asian 5.7%
- Other / MELAA 1.8%
Location
228 Botanical Road, Palmerston North. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga.
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Frequently asked
Is Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga a good school?
Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga scores 59/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
How do I enrol my child at Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga?
Contact the school directly on 06-3579777, email office@monrad.school.nz, or visit www.monrad.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?
Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga has 383 students, with an EQI of 517 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga in 2024-07, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz