Mount Maunganui Primary School
Orkney Road, Mount Maunganui · Bay of Plenty
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #922 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Mount Maunganui looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Mount Maunganui Primary School a good school?
Mount Maunganui Primary School scores 73/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Comprehensive attestation across all seven 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 11.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-4.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
78/100 from ERO review 2019-06 · below band median (n=539) · 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): 78/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-04-02 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2023
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of October 2023, the Mount Maunganui Primary School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2019. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$4.71M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$74k
Net assets / equity
$1.78M
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
11.8
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$3.27M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,096
2018
$2.5M
2019
$3.4M
2020
$3.1M
2021
$3.3M
2022
$3.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 58
- Year 02 70
- Year 03 65
- Year 04 72
- Year 05 69
- Year 06 77
- Year 07 20
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 84.8%
- Māori 22.1%
- Asian 9.3%
- Other / MELAA 6.1%
- Pacific 3.7%
- International 3.7%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
full immersion
Location
Orkney Road, Mount Maunganui. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Mount Maunganui Primary School.
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Mount Maunganui College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.7km · 1,648 roll
70
-3 vs this
Mt Maunganui Intermediate
Intermediate · 2.1km · 717 roll
54
-19 vs this
St Thomas More Catholic School
Contributing · 3.9km · 106 roll
66
-7 vs this
Arataki School
Contributing · 4.1km · 582 roll
42
-31 vs this
Pillans Point School
Contributing · 4.5km · 525 roll
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Frequently asked
Is Mount Maunganui Primary School a good school?
Mount Maunganui Primary School scores 73/100 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 7 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of October 2023
How do I enrol my child at Mount Maunganui Primary School?
Contact the school directly on 07-5753960, email admin@mtprimary.school.nz, or visit www.mtprimary.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?
Mount Maunganui Primary School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Mount Maunganui Primary School has 461 students, with an EQI of 399 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Mount Maunganui Primary School in 2024-04, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- mtprimary.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz